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Konrad Höffner
Konrad Höffner

Reputation: 12207

Eclipse CTRL+SPACE deletes text

Somehow the CTRL+SPACE handling in Eclipse changed twice in the last weeks when existing text stands after positions in which we use it.

Let's say I want to create a BufferedReader for a file:

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(something.filename);

Now I notice this doesn't work and I want to create a FileReader:

BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader[CURSORPOSITION]something.filename);

However when I now hit CTRL+SPACE and choose the FileReader constructor from the list and hit ENTER, "something." (the part up to or including the space) gets deleted. Did this behaviour change recently and is it configurable? I remember being amazed that CTRL+SPACE handling somehow got better with a recent update but it seems it didn't last.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 573

Answers (1)

Priyesh
Priyesh

Reputation: 2071

You have probably selected 'Completion overwrites' radio button on the Preferences>Java>Editor>Content Assist screen. 'Completion overwrites' overwrites whatever follows the cursor position. The other option is 'Completion inserts'.

Upvotes: 5

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