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No obvious way to set JDT settings

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Description

I would like to use the "Text Blocks" feature of Java 13. I have the Java 13 JDK installed and that is being picked up correctly by VSCode.

In addition, I have modified my "pom.xml" file to include the "--enable-preview" JVM argument that turns on this feature, like so:

	<build>
		<plugins>
			<plugin>
				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
				<configuration>
					<jvmArguments>--enable-preview</jvmArguments>
				</configuration>
			</plugin>
		</plugins>
	</build>

I also attempted to edit the .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs file and set org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enablePreviewFeatures=enabled but any changes to this file are overwritten when the "Clean the java language workspace" task is run

Environment
  • Operating System: Linux
  • JDK version: 13
  • Visual Studio Code version: 1.40.1
  • Java extension version: 0.53.1
Steps To Reproduce
  1. Create Java project with Java 13
  2. Attempt to use Text Block syntax
Current Result

Screenshot from 2019-11-28 11-59-08

Expected Result

I expect to be able to enable preview features in JDT and for Text Blocks to work with no compiler error

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Research direction

Reproduce the Java 13 Text Blocks error in a project using the shown pom.xml configuration, then inspect how the .settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs file is generated when the Java language workspace is cleaned. Done means preview features remain enabled in JDT and Text Block syntax produces no compiler error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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