So it appeared that Eclipse does not lack this feature, but for some reason it's unchecked by default and it's not easy to find it.
And here it is:
Windows --> Preferences --> Java --> Editor --> Typing --> In string literals --> Escape text when pasting into string literals
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Great! Thanks a lot! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks... was missing that feature in eclipse...
ReplyDeleteexcellent. a great simple feature to have.
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