Code Formatting In Xcode

Question

Is there anyway to format the code in Xcode like you can do in Eclipse or Netbenas. I have not found any option in menu, is there any hot key for this or its simply not in X

Answer 1

Select some text and then: Edit->Format->Re-Indent

You can bind this to a hotkey in the preferences.

Answer 2

Here are the shortcuts, to format the code in Xcode

1.Format entire code (entire class/controller)

select the entire code and press ⌘+| on mac to format your code.

2.Format particular block of code

select the code and press

⌘+] for right move and ⌘+[ for left move

Note : as per @JavierGiovannini sugesstion you can do using Editor Menu option

3.Select code --> Go to Editor --> Structure --> Re-Indent

Answer 3

Try this solution: ⌘A [⌘K ⌘F]

Answer 4

XCode 8 Extensions

Another option is to use an extension like Swimat. Does the job for me. However, the caveat is that it does not format on save due to the restrictive Xcode Extension APIs, but they're trying to find a workaround.

Answer 5

In v.4 you can make some adjustments through xCode preferences...

Fix code indentation in Xcode

Answer 6

Other than re-indentation (Edit > Format > Re-Indent), not really. However, Xcode does have support for scripts (the menu to the right of the Window menu), so you could conceivably write a script that formats your code how you like it.

Edit: here are some links that touch on this subject:

• http://hackertoys.com/2008/09/18/adding-a-code-beautifier-script-to-xcode (dead link)
• http://8020world.com/jcmendez/2006/11/geeky-stuff/software/adding-a-script-menu-to-xcode-to-reformat-code-using-astyle (dead link)