How do I turn off javascript support on a project in eclipse?

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So, here's the problem.

I use eclipse for a PHP project, in which we use smarty templates to format html. One day I was making a small javascript and tried the usual ctrl-space for code completion. I got the popup asking me if I wanted to add javascript support to the project and I thought "well I can at least try it and see how it works". This turned out to be a really bad idea, since editing html/smarty templates is now extremely slow.

When I check the project settings I have a Javascript section where I've tried most things but I it seems I can't disable it all together.

So, any ideas of how I can disable javascript support after I've mistakenly activated it?

man910 · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-19 06:54:19Z

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My project is setup as Java under Eclipse Galileo. I managed to remove support from it by going to the .project file and deleting the JavaScript Nature (org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.jsNature).

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answered Nov 19, 2011 at 6:40

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MrLymy Over a year ago

Had Kepler hanging on start-up, and this change in .project solved my problem also. Additionally I removed the JS validation in <buildSpec>.

Rob Over a year ago

Using Nodeclipse would hang and I would often have to force-quit Eclipse (Kepler). This solved the problem!

Tommaso Over a year ago

Another way is to remove the project facets: right click on the project -> Properties -> Project Facetes -> right click on javascript -> unlock -> then de-select it!

drowe · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-24 18:09:05Z

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One problem I've experienced lately is the JavaScript Validation builder fails with a NullPointerException (on Helios). If you right-click your project, select 'Properties', then 'Builders' and un-check JavaScript Validation it turns off those errors which continued to pop-up on me.

As for JavaScript support itself, check for other 'Builders' in the same area and un-check as needed.

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mychalvlcek · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-17 18:14:29Z

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In eclipse click: window->preferences->Javascript->Validator->Errors/Warnings and uncheck "Enable JavaScript semantic validation"

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Łukasz Ciećwierz · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-21 12:26:31Z

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In my case I also had to remove these files from project dir (in addition to removing org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.jsNature from .project file) to disable JavaScript support: .settings/.jsdtscope .settings/org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.superType.container .settings/org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.ui.superType.name

answered May 21, 2013 at 12:26

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