Question

I find it distracting that Eclipse checks the code for errors and warnings during typing. Is it possible to change this behavior, so that it only checks when I’m done writing a line?

Answer 1

If you were talking about java code, the checkbox can be found via ‘Preferences – Java – Editor’ -> ‘Report problems as you type’.

String tmp =             // no syntax error here
String tmp = ;           // line end -> syntax error

For other editors use ‘General – Editors – Structured Text Editors’-> ‘Report problems as you type’. It’s not necessary to deactivate ‘build automatically’.