Not responsive to the question which is how to change the indent size. This is super unintuitive. I already have indentation set to use spaces. Why do I need to click on the spaces option to get to a second, hidden menu to set the number of spaces? Every other editor I've used is...
Setting the indentation in preferences isn't allways the solution. Most of the time the indentation is right except you happen to copy some code code from other sources or your collegue make something for you and has different settings. Then you want to just quickly convert the indentation fro...
Toolbar Edit -> Advanced -> Format Document (If you can't see Advanced, select a code file in solution explorer and try again) Your shortcuts might display differently to mine as I am set up for C# coding but navigating via the toolbar will get you to your ones. If it isn't worki...
A step-by-step guide on how to change the file encoding in VS Code, on a per file, user or workspace basis.
A step-by-step, guide on how to switch to the previous or next tab in VS Code, including how to switch by index.
Note: I’m using the Mac keyboard shortcuts. Most of the times, on Windows and Linux you just change CMT to CTRL and it works, but not always. Print yourkeyboard shortcuts reference. Search The second icon in the toolbar is “Search”. Clicking it shows the search interface: ...
introducing bugs and errors, improves code quality, and makes debugging easier. Clean code adheres to established coding conventions, uses descriptive naming conventions, and avoids duplication. It also follows a logical structure, uses proper indentation, and employs appropriate comments where necessary....
To automate this process, you can choose a setting in VS Code to have your files automatically formatted when you save. This also ensures that code doesn’t get checked to version control that’s not formatted. To change this setting, press COMMAND + , on macOS, or CTRL + , on Window...
Using tabs/spaces and different sizes of indentation, making your code harder to read; Using different encoding between files, causing hard to find bugs at runtime (showing invalid characters) and breaking automated tests. In this post I'll show how to maintain a standard for everyone who ...
Settings are also customizable and are saved in a JSON file that Visual Studio Code manages and allows you to customize. Visual Studio Code also provides an interface with dropdown menus, search ability, etc. to be able to change settings. You can open the settings window using C...