Integrate FormatCode Into JDeveloper

Format Source Code within JDeveloper

The following instructions allow you to format Java source code files in Oracle JDeveloper using FormatCode command line tool. We used a free trial version of JDeveloper Version 9i, so if you use an older or even a newer version then several screenshots or menu items may differ from our description.

Add a Tool Menu that will invoke FormatCode

1. Click "Tools" -> "External Tools...".

2. Set the "Menu Caption" to "&FormatCode" as follows. Optionally set the the icon location to C:\Program Files\FormatCode\FormatCode.gif.

3. Select "Details" page.

4. Fill in the form as show below: (Assuming you installed FormatCode in C:\Program Files\FormatCode\)

Executable: C:\Program Files\FormatCode\FormatCode.exe
Run in Directory: C:\Program Files\FormatCode\
Arguments: File path

5. Select "Invocation" page, fill in the form as show below:

You may now invoke FormatCode command line tool by two ways:

1. By clicking the "FormatCode" tool button in the tool bar.

2. By clicking "Tools" -> "FormatCode".

With FormatCode Code Formatters, you can format and transform any foreign source code to meet your favourite coding style within JDeveloper in several seconds!

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