In the Eclipse IDE (using default settings), if "Insert Spaces for
tabs" is selected within the "Text Editors" preference pane, tabs may
still be inserted instead of 4 spaces when indenting code. This is
because the default code formatter is configured to insert tabs for
indented code.
Here are the steps to correct this issue within the IDE:
1) In the Eclipse IDE select the Window > Preferences menu
2) Select Java > Code Style > Formatter
3) Edit the selected profile
4) Set the Profile name to "Eclipse (spaces for tabs)" or whatever you
prefer
5) Set the Tab policy to "Spaces only"
6) Ensure that Indentation size is 4 and tab size is 4
7) Click ok in the Formatter window, then ok in the Preferences window
This step needs to be done in every Eclipse workspace.
Hope this is useful to someone battling with tabs in EL source.
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