Mac Visual Studio Format Code

30-04-2021
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Format the class file and arrange fields, properties and methods as per StyleCop rules.

Features

  • Format the class file (.cs) to arrange members of class in the proper order.
  • Using statements are brought inside namespace block.
  • Unwanted namespaces are removed.
  • Unwanted space are removed.
  • Proper space introduced where ever required.
  • Adds header comments on members of the class.
  • Modifies the comment on the members if signature of the member is changed
  • Can group members by regions

Feature Format class

Oct 21, 2020 So much so, I now use Visual Studio Code as the primary tool I use when working with text files – regardless if any code is involved. One task in particular I find helpful is to auto format JSON text to either make it more readable, or to identify issues with the structure of the JSON itself – such as missing brackets etc. After installation can execute format code command from two different place. Option 1 Go to any.cs file and open in code editor. Right click on the code file and you will get option to 'Format Code' as shown below. Using F# Interactive One of the best features of the Visual F# tooling in Visual Studio for Mac is the F# Interactive Window. It allows you to send code over to a process where you can call that code and see the result interactively. To begin using it, highlight the square function defined in your code.

Members of the class are arranged in following order

  • Constants
  • Fields
  • Constructors
  • Properties
  • Methods

Furthermore the members are also sorted by access modifiers as follows

  • public
  • internal
  • protected
  • private

How to use

After installation can execute format code command from two different place.

Option 1

  1. Go to any .cs file and open in code editor.
  2. Right click on the code file and you will get option to 'Format Code' as shown below.
  3. You can also invoke this command using Keyboard shortcut 'Ctrl+D, Ctrl+F'

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Option 2

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  1. Go to solution explorer
  2. Select the .cs file which needs to be formatted
  3. Right click on the file and you will get 'Format Code' option on the menu as shown below.

Option 3

  1. Go to solution explorer
  2. Select the any project which needs to be formatted
  3. Right click on that project and you will get 'Code Formatter > Format Code' option on the menu as shown below.

Option 4

  1. Go to solution explorer
  2. Select the solution node
  3. Right click on that solution node and you will get 'Code Formatter > Format Code' option on the menu as shown below.

In Option 3 and 4, all the .cs file present within the Project or solution respectively will get formatted automatically.

Settings

Settings for tool can be accessed from Visual Studio options screen as shown below.

General Settings

Type Layout

You can customize the layout of the class or interface by setting required layout under Type layout setting

Note: That the first time when this extension is installed, type layout will be blank. Hence first time user will have to configure the type layout, and you can also set type layout with the help of the default templates.

File Header

You can also choose to include class header by updating setting under File Header.

You can customize the file header format and you can use the available replacement to format the header.

You can also have the different file header template based on the solution or project also.

To have customized file header for a perticular solution, go to Solution and right click and go to 'Code Formatter >> Add Header Setting File'. And you can set perticular format in that setting file.

Same is applicable of project level file header as well.

Note: File template selection will first check for project header setting file, if not found then it will look for solution header setting file and if the file is not present then global header will be applied.

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Installation Guide:

1. If you are installing it manually using VSIX file then make sure you uninstall the previous version anf then install the new version. Because if at the same time multiple version are installed of the same extension then extension will be disabled by Visual Studio.

2. It is advisable to install the extension from Tools > Extensions and Update option.

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You can define code style settings per-project by using an EditorConfig file, or for all code you edit in Visual Studio on the text editor Options page. For C# code, you can also configure Visual Studio to apply these code style preferences using the Code Cleanup (Visual Studio 2019) and Format Document (Visual Studio 2017) commands.

Note

This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see Editor behavior in Visual Studio for Mac.

Code styles in EditorConfig files

Code style settings for .NET can be specified by adding an EditorConfig file to your project. EditorConfig files are associated with a codebase rather than a Visual Studio personalization account. Settings in an EditorConfig file take precedence over code styles that are specified in the Options dialog box. Use an EditorConfig file when you want to enforce coding styles for all contributors to your repo or project.

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You can manually populate your EditorConfig file, or you can automatically generate the file based on the code style settings you've chosen in the Visual Studio Options dialog box. This options page is available at Tools > Options > Text Editor > [C# or Basic] > Code Style > General. Click Generate .editorconfig file from settings to automatically generate a coding style .editorconfig file based on the settings on this Options page.

Code styles in the Options dialog box

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Code style preferences can be set for all of your C# and Visual Basic projects by opening the Options dialog box from the Tools menu. In the Options dialog box, select Text Editor > [C# or Basic] > Code Style > General.

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Each item in the list shows a preview of the preference when selected:

Options set in this window are applicable to your Visual Studio personalization account and aren't associated with a particular project or codebase. In addition, they aren't enforced at build time, including in continuous integration (CI) builds. If you want to associate code style preferences with your project and have the styles enforced during build, specify the preferences in an .editorconfig file that's associated with the project.

Preference and severity

For each code style setting on this page, you can set the Preference and Severity values using the drop-downs on each line. Severity can be set to Refactoring Only, Suggestion, Warning, or Error. If you want to enable Quick Actions for a code style, ensure that the Severity setting is set to something other than Refactoring Only. The Quick Actions light bulb , error light bulb , or screwdriver icon appears when a non-preferred style is used, and you can choose an option on the Quick Actions list to automatically rewrite code to the preferred style.

Enforce code styles on build

Starting in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8, which includes the .NET 5.0 RC2 SDK, you can enforce the .NET coding conventions on build for all .NET projects. At build time, .NET code style violations will appear as warnings or errors with an 'IDE' prefix. This enables you to strictly enforce consistent code styles in your codebase.

Apply code styles

You can configure the Format Document command (Edit > Advanced > Format Document) to apply your code style settings (from an EditorConfig file or Code Style options) along with the regular formatting that it does (such as indentation). If an .editorconfig file exists for the project, those settings take precedence.

Note

Applying code styles by using the Format Document command is only available for C# code files. This is an experimental feature.

Configure which settings you want Format Document to apply on the Formatting options page.

Tip

Rules configured with a severity of None don't participate in code cleanup but can be individually applied via the Quick Actions and Refactorings menu.

The first time you trigger the Format Document command, a yellow info bar prompts you to configure your code cleanup settings.

For C# code files, Visual Studio 2019 has a Code Cleanup button at the bottom of the editor (keyboard: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E) to apply code styles from an EditorConfig file or from the Code Style options page. If an .editorconfig file exists for the project, those are the settings that take precedence.

Tip

Rules configured with a severity of None don't participate in code cleanup but can be individually applied via the Quick Actions and Refactorings menu.

First, configure which code styles you want to apply (in one of two profiles) in the Configure Code Cleanup Mac apps cracked. dialog box. To open this dialog box, click the expander arrow next to the code cleanup broom icon and then choose Configure Code Cleanup.

After you've configured code cleanup, you can either click on the broom icon or press Ctrl+K, Ctrl+E to run code cleanup. You can also run code cleanup across your entire project or solution. Right-click on the project or solution name in Solution Explorer, select Analyze and Code Cleanup, and then select Run Code Cleanup.

If you want your code style settings to be applied every time you save a file, you may like the Code Cleanup on Save extension.

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