empty catch blocks in the same line

Question

I prefer to have all opening curly braces on a new line:

if (foo)
{
    bar();
}

Can I configure the Eclipse code formatter to put empty catch blocks in the same line?

try
{
    foo();
}
catch (ImpossibleCheckedException ignore) {}

I have already found the option to put the curly braces of an empty block on a single line (New Lines, [ ] in empty block), but not on the same line as the catch. And yes, I really want that empty catch block.

You really should think about that. Empty catch blocks can be overlooked when the code in the try block is changed. Also there is no indication as to _why_ you deem the exception ignorable. The best is to provide a small comment that explains that. — musiKk, Jun 08 '11 at 10:08

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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Can't be done, at least the Eclipse formatter does not support this.

p.s. Due to the discussion on the other answers (which are now deleted), I feel obliged to stay on topic but add this comment: Empty catch blocks are bad m'kay Why are empty catch blocks a bad idea?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:48

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answered Jun 08 '11 at 08:24

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@FredOverflow - you should remove your down-vote now. This is the only correct, on-topic answer you will get. – Stephen C Jun 08 '11 at 09:57

empty catch blocks in the same line

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