Xcode source automatic formatting

Question

As a C# developer, I have become highly dependent on the automatic formatting in Visual Studio 2008. Specifically, I will use the CTRL + K , D

Answer 1

This only works for languages with are not whitespace delineated, but my solution is to remove all whitespace except for spaces, then add a newline after characters that usually delineate EOL (e.g. replace ';' with ';\n') then do the ubiquitous ^+i solution.

I use Python.

Example code, just replace the filenames:

python -c "import re; open(outfile,'w').write(re.sub('[\t\n\r]','',open(infile).read()).replace(';',';\n').replace('{','{\n').replace('}','}\n'))"

It 's not perfect (Example: for loops), but I like it.

Answer 2

In xcode, you can use this shortcut to Re-indent your source code

Go to file, which has indent issues, and follow this :

• Cmd + A to select all source codes

• Ctrl + I to re-indent

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

Swift - https://github.com/nicklockwood/SwiftFormat

It provides Xcode Extension as well as CLI option.

Answer 4

CTRL + i

that's it.

(no COMMAND + i)

Answer 5

You can also have a look at https://github.com/octo-online/Xcode-formatter which is a formatter based on Uncrustify and integrated into Xcode. Works like a charm.

Answer 6

You can use Command + A to select all content and next Ctrl + I to format the selected content.