.editorconfig configuration is not taken into account when formatting code

[nagromc]

When Ctrl + A > Ctrl + Shift + F, the .editorconfig configuration is not taken into account.

The following code

public class Foo {

	public void bar() {
		int i = 0;
	}

}

will be converted as

public class Foo {

    public void bar() {
        int i = 0;
    }

}

.editorconfig:

root = true

[*]
insert_final_newline = true
charset = utf-8
indent_style = tab
indent_size = 4
trim_trailing_whitespace = true

Works well with https://github.com/ncjones/editorconfig-eclipse or https://github.com/sindresorhus/atom-editorconfig.

I don't if it is possible to generate a technical report to help you to investigate.

[angelozerr]

Which editor do you use it?

If it's with JDT Java Editor, it will not work, ec4e is working only with Generic Editor.

[nagromc]

That's right. I'm using the Java editor. Is it planed to support it?

[nagromc]

OK I missed the main page which states

...and works only with GenericEditor

Well, I didn't realize that wouldn't work with the Java editor. Sorry for the mess.

[angelozerr]

That's right. I'm using the Java editor. Is it planed to support it?

No it's not possible to support it because of https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=457046#c14

As JDT re-read indent style, etc from the preferences (project or workspace), you can use my strategy which search value from a custom IPreferenceStore. The only solution to work with JDT is to update project or workspace preferences each time the editor takes the focus like https://github.com/ncjones/editorconfig-eclipse does.

I found not this solution very elegant, that's why I have created ec4e which works only with Generic Editor because Generic Editor doesn't re-read properties of indent, etc from a preferences but from a preference store (default behaviour of TextEditor).

I hope one day JDT will switch to Generic Editor and after we could benefit with ec4e.