Customize catch block in Java and enable smart insert in Eclipse

Question

In Eclipse when we select code statements and right click on it, it gives us an option for surrounding with try/catch block, after selecting this option our code looks like.

try {
    //selected code lines
} catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
}

Now I want to define a custom catch block which should look like below after selecting surround with try/catch block from eclipse smart insert:

try {
    //selected code lines
} catch (Exception e) {
    // TODO Auto-generated catch block
    e.printStackTrace();
    myCustomLogger.LogMe(Log.getStackTraceString(e));
}

Is it possible?

Does Eclipse allow us to customize some properties for specific project in smart insert?

Answer 1

Yes it's possible, open Eclipse Preference and then Java > Code Style > Code Templates. There you select Code > Catch block body. Here you can edit your try/catch block.

Add myCustomLogger.LogMe(Log.getStackTraceString(${exception_var}));