How can I get Eclipse to insert tabs instead of spaces for Java content assist?

Question

Is there any way to persuade Eclipse to use tabs instead of spaces for indenting its built-in Java content assist proposals (such as when creating an empty method which over

Answer 1

I also had this problem. The issue turned out to be some configuration that was buried somewhere in my workspace. I created a new workspace and reimported my project and my tabs were not converted to spaces any more.