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It can't because the indentation is part of the code. If I run a Java source file through a script that removes all whitespace I can get a beautifully formatted

It can't because the indentation is part of the code. If I run a Java source file through a script that removes all whitespace I can get a beautifully formatted file back with a single keypress. This is literally impossible for whitespace languages like Python and Haskell.

Symmetry 15y ago
But likewise, if I remove all braces from Java I can't necessarily get them back with a single keypress.
- cageface 15y ago
  But unlike whitespace braces aren't removed or scrambled by routine text manipulation.