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[s2; Code Formatting&]
[s3; Table of content&]
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[s0; [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#1^ 1. Introduction]&]
[s0; [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2^ 2. Formatting]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_1^ 2.1 Available 
options]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_2^ 2.2 Reformat 
code]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_3^ 2.3 Reformat 
code with options..]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_4^ 2.4 Reformat 
JSON]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_5^ 2.5 Reformat 
XML]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#2`_6^ 2.6 Reformat 
Comment Paragraph]&]
[s0; [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#3^ 3. Troubleshooting]&]
[s0;     [^topic`:`/`/ide`/app`/CodeFormatting`_en`-us`#3`_1^ 3.1 The 
clang`-format executable has not been found]&]
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[s3;:1: 1. Introduction&]
[s5; Having a tool that will take care of unifying code formatting 
within the code base is crucial for any software project aspiring 
to be successful. Having unified code formatting allows a development 
team to save a significant amount of time by avoiding unnecessary 
discussions during code review. Also, with the whole process 
automated, you do not need to think about the style and can focus 
on other things, such as the architecture of your application.&]
[s5; Our implementation of code formatting is based on [^https`:`/`/clang`.llvm`.org`/docs`/ClangFormat`.html^ c
lang`-format]. This is an industry standard`-tool widely used 
among C/C`+`+ developers. It not only supports C`+`+, but other 
languages as well, such as C, C#, JavaScript, JSON, and Objective`-C.&]
[s5; The current version of formatting was introduced in 2023.1 version. 
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[s3;:2: 2. Formatting&]
[s22;:2`_1: 2.1 Available options&]
[s5; To reformat code, you can use several strategies:&]
[s5;l160;i150;O0; [* Reformat code ](Ctrl/⌘`+I)&]
[s5;l160;i150;O0; [* Reformat code with options..] (Ctrl/⌘`+Shift`+I)&]
[s5;l160;i150;O0; Reformat JSON&]
[s5;l160;i150;O0; Reformat XML&]
[s5;l160;i150;O0; Reformat comment paragraph (Alt/⌃`+R)&]
[s5; In this paragraph, we will discuss each of these options separately. 
The above code formatting options can be found in the `"Assist 
`-> Reformat`" menu.&]
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[s0;b42;a42;ph Please notice that access to the `"Reformat`" menu 
is also available directly from the `"Edit`" menu. It is an alternative 
pathway. It doesn`'t matter which reformat menu you use. The 
functionality is exactly the same.&]
[s5; All options available in the `"Reformat`" menu take into account 
your selection. It means that whenever you have selected some 
portion of text in the code editor, the reformat commands will 
only operate on that text. If there is no selection, the commands 
will operate on the whole file`'s content.&]
[s22;:2`_2: 2.2 Reformat code&]
[s5; As the name of the option suggests, this option formats code. 
By default, this operation looks for a [* .clang`-format] file 
located in your code base. The file is formatted according to 
the information about style stored in it.&]
[s5; U`+`+ has its own [* .clang`-format] file. The style is based 
on LLVM. However, there are several modifications to it, so the 
whole style has its own name. We call it simply U`+`+ style. 
If you want to study this file on your own, you can [^https`:`/`/github`.com`/ultimatepp`/ultimatepp`/blob`/master`/`.clang`-format^ f
ind] it in our main repository. All applications that are built 
within the uppsrc assembly are using this style by default, and 
there is no need for additional configuration.&]
[s5; If you want to override the default U`+`+[*  .clang`-format] file, 
you can create your own and put it in your assembly or package. 
Then `"Reformat code`" will use it as a base for the code formatting 
operation. The documentation about creating your own .clang`-format 
file can be found [^https`:`/`/releases`.llvm`.org`/3`.6`.0`/tools`/clang`/docs`/ClangFormatStyleOptions`.html^ h
ere].&]
[s5; If no .clang`-format file is provided and the application is 
not developed within valid uppsrc assembly, then the `"Reformat 
code with options..`" option is executed. &]
[s22;:2`_3: 2.3 Reformat code with options..&]
[s5; This option opens a separate dialog in which you have direct 
access to all options provided by clang`-format. It is also less 
straightforward than the `"Reformat code`" option because it 
allows you to preview code formatting before applying it to code. 
If you don`'t like the final result, you can always cancel the 
operation by clicking the dedicated button.&]
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[s5; As you can see in the above image, the dialog is very advanced. 
It allows you to experiment with all the options that can be 
used in .clang`-format file. You can easily create your own style 
and export it by using the `"Save..`" button. Once you export 
.clang`-format file, you can use it in one of your projects.&]
[s22;:2`_4: 2.4 Reformat JSON&]
[s0;b42;a42;ph This option, as the name suggests, formats JSON. It 
is based on our internal JSON format implementation. The outputted 
JSON is always the same. There are no configuration options.&]
[s5; Please notice that for formatting JSON, you can use the `"Reformat 
Code`" option. This option offers much more flexibility because 
you can configure output directly in .clang`-format file.&]
[s22;:2`_5: 2.5 Reformat XML&]
[s5; The same as reformat JSON, but dedicated to XML.&]
[s22;:2`_6: 2.6 Reformat Comment Paragraph&]
[s0;b42;a42;ph This option formats comments. It means that it will 
optimize the size of the comment to the optimal level. By default, 
it formats the comment where the caret is placed. It also works 
with selections.&]
[s0;b42;a42;ph If there is no need for comment formatting, nothing 
happened.&]
[s5; The sample code transformation made by this option is shown 
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[s3;:3: 3. Troubleshooting&]
[s22;:3`_1: 3.1 The clang`-format executable has not been found&]
[s0;b42;a42;ph TheIDE uses an external clang`-format executable. 
When TheIDE could not find this executable, errors occurred. 
To avoid this error, please make sure that the clang`-format 
executable is installed and available in your environment. You 
can verify it by entering the clang`-format command in your terminal.&]
[s5; Please notice that for the Windows platform, TheIDE is first 
looking for clang`-format executable bundled with the U`+`+ installation 
and stored in the bin directory.]]