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thr
thr

Reputation: 19476

How do I turn off Visual Studio's formatting options?

So I have this annoying issue with Visual Studio (when working with C#), I've been digging around in the C# formatting options, general VS options and on google and MSDN but can't really find a fix for this - I'm assuming there's just a checkbox somewhere and I've just overlooked it. Here it is:

I like to format my code like this:

Type var2    = new Type();
Type someVar = new Type();

But visual studio insists on formatting it like this, whenever the automatic format feature is applied:

Type var2 = new Type();
Type someVar = new Type();

Where do I turn this annoying feature off?

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4779

Answers (4)

viktorcpp
viktorcpp

Reputation: 41

Tools|Options|C#|Formatting

I. Ignore spaces in declaration statements <<-- check this

AND

II. Set spacing for operators
Insert space...
Ignore spaces ... <<-- check this

Upvotes: 4

Micah
Micah

Reputation: 116180

Tools -> options -> Text Editor -> C# -> Tabs -> "Keep Tabs"

Upvotes: 1

Frederik Gheysels
Frederik Gheysels

Reputation: 56964

In the Formatting Options, In the Spacing section:

there is an option called 'Ignore spaces in declaration statements'. Check that option, and VS.NET will not re-format the declarations that you make.

So, this should work:

int i      = 5;
int melp   = 4;

But, when you do this, VS.NET will still reformat your code:

int i;
int melp;

i    = 5;
melp = 4;

will become:

int i;
int melp;

i = 5;
melp = 4;

So, it is really only in declaration statements that VS.NET will ignore the extra spacing you provide.

Upvotes: 7

ka3751
ka3751

Reputation:

Look at Tools|Options|C#|Formatting

Upvotes: 0

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