How do I get eclipse to automatically add a semicolon?

Question

Here is the situation. I have the following Java code:

String a;
a.

Right after I press the "." I get the popup menu with the String methods. I choose one, fill in the arguments, but then I have to press the right-arrow key to get past the ) so I can type in the ;

In Emacs I used a macro (meta-Enter I think) which, when pressed, would add a semicolon to the end of the current line and then place me in the next line, at the proper indentation. Is there such a macro in eclipse?

Answer 1

This inserts the semicolon at the end of the line, but you still have to type it :

Preferences > Java > Editor > Typing > check "semicolons"

Still, better than nothing.

Answer 2

See this link.

"The preference is disabled by default, so you have to enable it. Go to Window > Preferences > Java > Editor > Typing. Then enable Semicolons under the section Automatically insert at correct position.

Now when you press semicolon from anywhere in a statement, Eclipse adds a semicolon to the end of the line and places the cursor right after the semicolon so you can start editing the next line."