Auto-indent on closing brace

[alexagranov7]

VSCode Version: Code 1.30.2
OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763
Extensions: Extensions are enabled

on typing the closing brace. Meaning VSCode should take the current tab indentation size in account and auto-indent the code-block when typing the closing brace.

[vscodebot]

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• Closing Brace auto-indent doesn't work properly (#40235)

[Kenobi-the-2nd]

Yes, I would very much like to see this feature added as well. Oftentimes I will type in some code, then need to surround it in a loop, if statement, or other block contained by braces. When doing this, I expect that adding the closing brace after the initial brace will indent all code within the braces. I would expect the same behavior when surrounding code with other characters, such as brackets '[]', parentheses '()', or angled brackets '<>'.

This is a standard feature that is present in other versions of Visual Studio such as Visual Studio Enterprise and even Visual Studio Community. When starting out using Visual Studio Code, I expected this same functionality and was disappointed to learn it was not present. This feature is a must-have and I sincerely hope that it will be added.

Thank-you very much for your time.

[rudamaia]

visual studio for mac has this... Why it still not happening in vscode?

[GearTheWorld]

1.61.2 having Auto Indent to full and it doesn't work. Am I missing something?

[gbirchmeier]

I don't understand why this is still an outstanding issue.

[eclazi]

Adding my support to this, would love to see it implemented

[aiday-mar]

Hi in order for us to better understand the issue, could you please include a screen recording of the issue you are seeing, as well as include a code sample where this is happening?

[gbirchmeier]

@aiday-mar Here you go. It doesn't take much to replicate-- just create a new typescript file and write some code in it.

My VSCode is 1.87.2, with plugin "JavaScript and TypeScript Nightly" v5.5.20240314.

Screen.Recording.2024-03-18.at.11.57.39.AM.mov

[aiday-mar]

Hi I see thank you. As a temporary workaround, you may enable format on type or format on save from the settings:

"editor.formatOnSave": true

OR

"editor.formatOnType": true

[bflora2]

I've been aggravated by this problem for a long time, but then I found a VSCode extension named "Universal Format on Type" by Crend King that seems to fix the problem perfectly. Woo-Hoo!

[chrisjaquet]

Enabling

"editor.formatOnType": true

does note trigger a reformat of the code block (or the line containing the closing brace). It only seems to adjust the indentation.