Description Ray Elenteny 2002-03-05 06:51:20 EST

Build: 20020214

I have found what appears to be a problem in the code formatter.  The problem 
appears in formatting "else if" statements.  It seems to occur when an 
expression is used in the statements.  In cases where there is not expression 
in the "if," the formatting works fine.  For example, the following two pieces 
of code are in the same class file:

=========================================================
Case 1
=========================================================
            if (obj == null)
            {
                return null;
            }
            else if (obj instanceof String)
            {
                return (String) obj;
            }

=========================================================
Case 2
=========================================================
            if (value == null || value.equals("null"))
            {
                return null;
            }
            else if (type.equals(String.class.getName()))
            
                {
                return new String(value);
            }
=========================================================

As you can see there is a problem with the opening brace after the "else if."  
The following are the options I have set in the formater dialog tabs:

New Lines:
    Checked
       Insert new line before an opening brace
       Insert new lines in control statements
    Unchecked
       Clear all blank lines
       Insert new line between 'else if'
       Insert a new line inside an empty block

Line splitting:
    Maximum line length: 100

Style
    Unchecked
       Compact assignment
       Indentation is represented by a tab

    Number of spaces representing a tab: 4

Thanks.  Eclipse is a great tool!