How to auto indent a C++ class with 4 spaces using clang-format?

Question

I got the next .clang-format file in my project\'s root directory:

---
AlignTrailingComments: true
AllowShortFunctionsOnASingleLine: false
AllowShortIfStatements         


        

Answer 1

I managed to achieve the effect you want by changing both AccessModifierOffset with IndentWidth. Basically, the first is used as an offset of the second, so if you create your .clang-format like this you get what you want:

AccessModifierOffset: -4
IndentWidth:     8

If AccessModifierOffset is 0, the public keyword would be at the same level of indentation as the members. However, changing IndentWidth will indent all code by 8 spaces, even those outside the class declaration. This is a sample code:

class Foo {
    public:
        Foo();
        virtual ~Foo(); };

int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
        std::cout << "Hello world" << std::endl;
        return 0;
}

Answer 2

As near as I can tell, clang-format offers no option for indenting function contents differently from non-access-modifier class contents. That is, consider the following code:

class A {
  public:
    void foo() {}
}

void bar() {
    int a;
}

In this code, the line "void foo() {}" will always be indented the same amount as "int a;" by clang-format.

The closest thing to the style you seem to want that is available would come from not indenting the access modifiers, e.g.:

class A {
public:
    void foo() {}
}

void bar() {
    int a;
}

This is done, for example, by the WebKit, Mozilla, and LLVM styles. It's achieved by setting:

IndentWidth: 4
AccessModifierOffset: -4

Answer 3

I met the same problems, and find the quickest solution is to make a copy of clang default setting(found by Preference -> Package Settings -> Clang Format -> Custom Style-Default) into the user custom setting(Preference -> Package Settings -> Clang Format -> Custom Style - User), then uncomment and modify some options into your own preference. For Example:

"ColumnLimit": 119,
// Indent width for line continuations.
"ContinuationIndentWidth": 4,
// The number of columns to use for indentation.
"IndentWidth": 4,
"TabWidth": 4,
"UseTab": "Never"