[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] Commented: (JBIDE-5835) JBoss Tools Properties editor always removes leading backslash (\)

[Snjezana Peco (JIRA)]

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Snjezana Peco commented on JBIDE-5835:
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In my opinion the property editor shouldn't change a file without any user intervention (at least in the Source tab). The JBoss Properties editor changes it even if the user hasn't edited the file.
Try the following:
- create a file with the following content
propertiesLocation=\${user.dir}/src/main/config/application.properties 
using the Eclipse Properties editor or Text editor and don't close it
- the backslash character is shown
- open this file with the JBoss Properties editor
The Eclipse Properties editor will get dirty. No one editor will show backslash.
The JBoss Properties editor has changed the file even though the user hasn't changed it. The change isn't saved, but only the JBoss Properties editor knows that. The other editors treat the file as dirty. If the user saves the file using the Eclipse Properties editor, backslash will be removed.

Anyway, the user can add backslash for different reasons. A property can be used in a shell script, for instance...

> JBoss Tools Properties editor always removes leading backslash (\)
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>
>                 Key: JBIDE-5835
>                 URL: https://jira.jboss.org/jira/browse/JBIDE-5835
>             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 3.0.3.GA
>            Reporter: Tihomir Surdilovic
>            Assignee: Viacheslav Kabanovich
>             Fix For: 3.1.1
>
>
> Using the JBoss Tools Properties Editor for entries which have a leading backslash this backslash gets removed by JTP. The editor should not remove these leading backslashes. 

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