As many of you have probably come across the problem of cutting and pasting some code, which comes along with it some hidden characters often resulting in the dreaded UNEXPECTED_TOKEN_ILLEGAL
Is there a way within Webstorm to show/hide invisible characters?
Install and use Zero Width Characters locator plugin-- it can detect quite few invisible characters (e.g. UTF-8 BOOM sequence, non-breakable space etc).
It is implemented as separate inspection with highest (Error) severity so will be easy to spot or check whole folder/project just for these issues.
There is a ticket (Feature Request) to have an option to show invisible characters in editor.
https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-115572 -- watch this ticket (star/vote/comment) to get notified on any progress.
