Is There a Format Code Shortcut for Visual Studio

Is there a format code shortcut for Visual Studio?

Visual Studio with C# key bindings

To answer the specific question, in C# you are likely to be using the C# keyboard mapping scheme, which will use these hotkeys by default:

Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D to format the entire document.

Ctrl+E, Ctrl+F to format the selection.

You can change these in menu Tools → Options → Environment → Keyboard (either by selecting a different "keyboard mapping scheme", or binding individual keys to the commands "Edit.FormatDocument" and "Edit.FormatSelection").

If you have not chosen to use the C# keyboard mapping scheme, then you may find the key shortcuts are different. For example, if you are not using the C# bindings, the keys are likely to be:

Ctrl + K + D (Entire document)

Ctrl + K + F (Selection only)

To find out which key bindings apply in your copy of Visual Studio, look in menu Edit → Advanced menu - the keys are displayed to the right of the menu items, so it's easy to discover what they are on your system.

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_{(Please do not edit this answer to change the key bindings above to what your system has!)}

How do you format code in Visual Studio Code (VSCode)?

The code formatting is available in Visual Studio Code through the following shortcuts:

• On Windows Shift + Alt + F
• On Mac Shift + Option + F
• On Linux Ctrl + Shift + I

Alternatively, you can find the shortcut, as well as other shortcuts, through the submenu View / Command Palette, also provided in the editor with Ctrl +Shift+ P (or Command + Shift + P on Mac), and then searching for format document.

For unsaved snippets

1. Open command palette (Win: F1 or Ctrl+Shift+P)

2. Find "Change Language Mode"

3. Select language e.g. json. By now syntax should be highlighted.

4. Format document (e.g. Open Command Palette -> "Format Document")

Unformat

1. Select text
2. Command Palette -> Join Lines

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How do you auto format code in Visual Studio?

To format a selection: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F

To format a document: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+D

See the pre-defined keyboard shortcuts. (These two are Edit.FormatSelection and Edit.FormatDocument.)

Note for macOS

On macOS, use the CMD ⌘ key instead of Ctrl:

• To format a selection: CMD ⌘+K, CMD ⌘+F
• To format a document:
  CMD ⌘+K, CMD ⌘+D

How to format code in Visual Studio Code on Windows

If you are working on PHP you should download the PHP extension format code.

Press F1 and type:

ext install PHP Code Format

Then Shift + Alt + F will work.

Automatically format code in Visual Studio Code

You can choose one of the below options

"editor.formatOnType": false,
"editor.formatOnPaste": false,
"editor.formatOnSave": false

Or create a custom keyboard shortcut by editing editor.action.formatDocument. But I AFAIK there is no option to execute the command whenever you press ;. You can set a keyboard shortcut, but I guess you're not able to write ; anymore then :D

How do you auto format code in Visual Studio on save?

Since Visual Studio 2022 17.1 there is a builtin Feature to run code formatting on save (see devblogs.microsoft), meaning there is no need to install extensions like Format document on Save.

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