How to stop Eclipse from auto modifying code?

Question

Can anyone tell me how to turn off the auto replace/refactoring/correction feature in Eclipse specifically in Oxygen?

Let me explain my situation. I have a class Device.

public class Device extends Model {}

Now when I try to write-

List<Device> devices = Device.findAll();

Eclipse replaces it to-

List<Device> devices = Model.findAll();

Now I do not want that. How can I stop Eclipse from being too smart?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4906137/disable-content-assist-in-eclipse I think this is what you're looking for — Harsh Mehta, Apr 09 '18 at 04:42
It is poor practice to access a static method indirectly like this. — greg-449, Apr 09 '18 at 07:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '18 at 14:53

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It's actually a "save action" that's responsible for this: Window -> save actions -> configure -> in the 'Member Accesses' tab, there's a 'Static accesses' section, and within it a 'change all accesses through subtypes' that you'll want to un-check to see the magic happen.

answered Apr 09 '18 at 14:53

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For Oxygen, the Workflow is - _Window_ --> _Preferences_ --> _Java_ --> _Editor_ --> _Save Actions_ --> _Configure_ --> _Member Accesses_ then **uncheck** the _Change all accesses through subtypes_. – Seeker Apr 10 '18 at 03:51

How to stop Eclipse from auto modifying code?

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