When working with blocks of code in VIM, I'm able to easily re-indent blocks of code via selecting a region in visual mode (SHIFT+v), then just hit =. This re-tabs lines of code, uses the correct indentation depths, hard-tabs vs spaces, etc.
I have a large set of functions I need to re-factor, and I have several blocks of code with braces on the same line as if/else
keywords, ie:
if(something) {
doFunction(something);
} else if(somethingElse) {
doFunction(somethingElse);
} else {
// default stuff to do
}
And I would like to change the brace and spacing style to:
if ( something ) {
doFunction( something);
}
else if ( somethingElse )
{
doFunction( somethingElse );
}
else
{
// default stuff to do
}
The differences include:
- Having the opening/closing braces on their own dedicated line
- The argument to
if
,else if
, and functions has a space separating the beginning and end of the argument list from the surrounding round brackets. - There is a space between
if
/else if
and the argument brackets, but not for function names and the argument brackets.
Is there a way to set this style as the default in VIM, and to also have re-indentation commands change the style to match the latter of the two I've provided? I've found tools to enforce things like line endings, tabs-vs-spaces, etc, but not style details like those shown above.
Thank you.
The indentation scripts in vim are not constructed for so complex tasks. I would advise you to use the
indent
command, in particular the following arguments:You should read the command's man page for more details.
Obviously, this command can be used to filter the buffer's content using: