eclipse-jdt / eclipse-jdt/eclipse.jdt.ui

Pasting text adds "\" character

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Description

When I have a text and I paste it to another, it adds unnecessary "\" characters.
Example:
` String paste = "paste";
String test = "example" + "text";`
Copy "paste" over " + " to make `"example"paste"text"`, it should create `"examplepastetext"` text, but it's `"example\"paste\"text"`

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Eclipse JDT UI using the Java snippets and the described paste operation, then trace the editor's paste handling to find where the extra backslashes are introduced. Done means copying the string content over the concatenation operator produces examplepastetext without added backslashes, with the behavior covered by a regression test.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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