If this option is selected, the copyright notice in the files of the selected type will be updated according to the custom settings defined below.
Comment Type
In this area, specify the type of comment to enclose copyright notices in. The available options are:
Use block comment: select this option to have copyright notices enclosed in block comments.
Prefix each line: select this checkbox to have each line of a copyright notice prepended with the character defined in the Separator field. By default, an asterisk is used.
Use line comment: select this option to have copyright notices represented as a sequence of line comments.
Borders
In this area, define how to separate copyright notices from other comments.
Separator before: select this checkbox have a copyright notice prepended with a line of characters defined in the Separator field.
Separator after: select this checkbox have a copyright notice followed by a line of characters defined in the Separator field.
Separator: in this field, type the character that will be used in the separator strings and as a prefix or ending character in block comments.
Length: in this field, type the number of characters in a separator line.
Box: select this checkbox to have each line of a copyright notice followed by a character defined in the Separator field.
Add blank line before: select this checkbox to have a blank line inserted before a copyright notice.
Add blank line after: select this checkbox to have a blank line inserted after a copyright notice.
Relative Location
In this area, specify the location of a copyright notice relative to other comments.
Before other comments: when this option is selected, copyright notices are inserted above other comments.
After other comments: when this option is selected, copyright notices are inserted below other comments.
Preview
Use this area to view a sample copyright notice with the formatting you have defined.
Location in File
Use this area to specify the location of the copyright notice in a file. Depending on the file type, the available options are:
JAVA
Before the package statements
Before imports
Before the class declaration
HTML, JSP, JSPX, XML
Before the root tag
Before the Doctype statement
For Properties, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, SCSS, and SASS file types no choice is available. Copyright notices are always inserted at the top of a file.