Bracketeer for Java (JDT)

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Bracketeer will show you all you need to know about the brackets in your code (highlight brackets, show information about closing brackets, etc...)

This solution will extend the Java (JDT) editor.

Features:

  • Coloring the brackets surrounding the cursor & brackets which have no match.
  • Showing automatic comments on brackets closing: loops, functions, etc...
  • Highly customizable.

Examples:

  • Hints:
  • Have you ever found yourself mesmerized by this block of code:

            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }

    Would life be easier if it looked like this?

            break;
          } // if(a==1)
        } // switch(b)
      } //void foo(a,b,c)
    } // MyClass

  • Surrounding brackets:
  • And what about this?

    if(((a == 1) && (b == 2)) || ((c == 3) && ((d == 4) || (e == 5))))

    Once you put the cursor somewhere in this statement, the brackets surrounding your cursor would be highlighted.

Current supported editors:

Additional Details

  • Version Number:
  • Eclipse Versions: 3.7, 3.7.1
  • Organization: Chookapp
  • Date Created: 23/12/2011
  • Date Updated: 21/01/2012
  • Development Status: Beta
  • License: EPL
  • Submitted by: Gil Barash
  • This listing has been installed 79 times in the last 30 days.

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Nice idea but crashes a lot

The plugin is great and offers lots of customization options, but it often crashes when an editor is opened and the cursor is inside a pair of brackets (i.e. from the Search view). If it gets fixed, this plugin will be a must have.

All bugs fixed

Thanks for the review.
I'm happy to say that all known issues (including unhandled exception) have been resolved.