Stop VS 2010 from Auto Creating Braces After else keyword

Question

I'm using VS 2010, and I'm getting constantly annoyed when I type "else" and then it auto returns line and adds braces. Something like:

else
{

}

I cannot imagine I'm the only one who often puts one-liners after the else and prefers no braces. How do I stop this from happening?

Answer 1

I also found this behavior very annoying.

My first attempt involved opening the Templates Explorer (ReSharper / Templates Explorer...), selecting C#, then unchecking "else". This did get rid of the braces. Unfortunately, hitting enter after "else" now just added a space! I was having to hit enter twice. Not quite what I was hoping for.

But if you double-click on the else template it opens up an editor where you can specify what happens. I found that simply removing the braces gave me the functionality I desired - hitting enter after an else was now putting me on a new line, tabbed over under the else - without braces.

To recap, to fix this you need to open Resharper's Templates Explorer, select the C# scope, then double-click on the else template and remove the braces. Your template "snippet" should look like this (just two lines):

else
  $END$

This works in Resharper 6.1 and Visual Studio 2008. I have no idea about other versions of the software.

Answer 2

Okay, finally figured out what the hell is doing this. I have ReSharper installed on this machine, and apparently the "else" keyword is a ReSharper autocomplete keyword. So even after I turned off the braces completion, ReSharper was still kicking in and adding them. Rage. In order to stop this, you have to turn off the ReSharper autocomplete.

Answer 3

I don't think there's any way to disable brace auto-complete for specific keywords. If you go to:

Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> C# -> Formatting

you'll find the various formatting options. It's possible to disable auto complete in general or affect indentation and such, but I don't see any way to disable brace auto complete for specific keywords.

Answer 4

Are you using Productivity Power Tools? You can turn it off in Tools, Options, "Productivity Power Tools", "Automatic Brace Completion". (I know I do)