Code Formatting In Visual Studio Code



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JSON Formatting Extension for Visual Studio Code. Just run Format JSON to set the language of the current file to JSON and format the content in one step. Parallels desktop pro edition for mac. Also works in new Untitled (not saved) files.

  • Code formatting is supported using either one of yapf or autopep8. The default code format provider is autopep8.
  • In this article. Editor behaviors can be set to allow code to be formatted as it is written. These actions are set under Visual Studio Preferences Text Editor Behavior, and some of the more commonly used functions are described below. Matching closing braces can be added automatically to code when creating new classes, methods, or properties.

My last few articles have focused on using Visual Studio Code to build a series of scripts to help manage Analysis Services data models. As part of this work, I’ve found Visual Studio Code to be extremely helpful in other ways too, such as a very powerful text editor with many features you may find in other advanced text editing tools. 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.

Code Style Visual Studio Code

Here is a simple example showing how you can create an empty file and paste in some JSON text. Depending on the JSON, the file will auto detect you are working with JSON data, or you need to set the language using the status bar in the bottom right-hand corner.

Visual Studio Code Format Code Command

The animation also shows how you can use the tool to help you fix issues to do with how well-formed the the JSON code is.

The key-map to auto-format the selected JSON is ALT-SHIFT-F.

This is the same key-map to auto-format other languages too, so I often find myself doing CTRL-A (for select all text) followed by ALT-SHIFT-F to fix my messy C# code after a series of cut and paste operations.

Another Visual Studio Code tip

Visual Studio Code Formatting Shortcut

If you find you enjoy using Visual Studio Code to work with text documents, I recommend you ensure the following settings are enabled when you install (or re-install) Visual Studio Code. Once you enabled these check-boxes, you get the option to “Open in Code” when right-clicking a file or folder in Windows Explorer. Essential stuff!

Code Formatting In Visual Studio Code

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