Code formatter in eclipse code#

Searching for references of a selected model element (activated by placing the cursor on a model element and pressing Ctrl+Shift+G) The DSL editor provides the following types of searches: These hyperlinks are shown as a blue line while moving the cursor over a model reference with the Ctrl key pressed.Īn alternate way of navigating to the declaration of the referenced model element is by placing the cursor on the reference and pressing F3. The DSL editor allows navigating to the declaration of referenced model elements via hyperlinks. Quick fixes are also shown directly in problem hovers (but there, no preview is available). Left click on the light bulb or invoking Ctrl+1 (Edit > Quick Fix) brings up the proposals for the problem at the cursor position.Įach quick fix shows a preview when selected in the proposal window. To show that correction proposals are available for a problem, a ‘light bulb’ is visible on the editor’s annotation bar. The DSL editor shows markers for problems (error or warning) within the model found while typing and after saving.įor some types of problems the editor offers corrections. If not visible this view can be opened via Window > Show View > Outline.

sorting the outline tree nodes in alphabetically order.linking the outline view with the editor.This view provides tool bar buttons for activating the following features: The DSL editor provides a view which displays an outline of the structure of the currently-active model file in the editor area. Clicking or pressing Enter on a selected line in the list inserts the selection into the editor. Use the mouse or the keyboard (Up Arrow, Down Arrow, Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, Enter) to navigate and select lines in the list.

Code formatter in eclipse code#

This opens a list of available code completions. In the DSL editor press Ctrl+Space on code to complete. If no selection is set then the entire model source is formatted otherwise only the selection will be. In the editor press Ctrl+Shift+F on code to format it. Sculptors DSL editor provides a code formatter. This is configured in the corresponding Eclipse preferences page: It is possible to use different colors and fonts according to the meaning of the different parts of your input file. The editor is capable to mark up your model-code to improve the overall readability: Some of the editors features (based on Xtexts IDE concepts) are described in the following chapters. This text editor is generated by Xtext from the grammar definition of Sculptors DSL. As mentioned in the installation guide does Sculptor come with an eclipse-based text editor for Sculptors DSL: