CLion 2016.2 Help

Code Style. CMake

File | Settings | Editor | Code Style | CMake for Windows and Linux

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Use this page to configure formatting options for CMake files. View the result in the Preview pane on the right.

On this page:

Set from...

Click this link to reveal the list of languages to be used as the base for the current language code style. So doing, only the settings that are applicable to the current language are taken. All the other settings are not affected.

Click Reset to discard changes and return to the initial set of code style settings.

Tabs and Indents

ItemDescription
Use tab character
  • If this check box is selected, tab characters are used:
    • On pressing the Tab key
    • For indentation
    • For code reformatting
  • When the check box is cleared, CLion uses spaces instead of tabs.
Smart tabs
  • If this check box is selected, CLion inserts tabs for indentation and reformatting. CLion inserts tabs in the beginning of each line until a symbol other than the tab is inserted. After that when you press the tab key, CLion will enter spaces.
  • If this check box is cleared, only tabs are used. This means that a group of spaces that fits the specified tab size is automatically replaced with a tab, which may result in breaking fine alignment.

The Smart Tabs check box is available if the Use Tab Character check box is selected.

Tab sizeIn this text box, specify the number of spaces included in a tab.
IndentIn this text box, specify the number of spaces (or tabs if the Use Tab Character check box is selected) to be inserted for each indent level.
Continuation indentIn this text box, specify the number of spaces (or tabs if the Use Tab Character check box is selected) to be inserted between the elements of an array, in expressions, method declarations and method calls.
Keep indents on empty linesIf this check box is cleared, then CLion will keep indents on the empty lines as if they contained some code.
If this check box is not selected, CLion will delete the tabulation characters.
Indent all chained calls in a group The check box is available only when the Indent chained methods check box is selected.

Spaces

Use this tab to specify where you want spaces in your code. To have CLion automatically insert a space at a location, select the check box next to this location in the list. The results are displayed in the Preview pane.

Wrapping and Braces

In this tab, customize the code style options, which CLion will apply on reformatting the source code. The left-hand pane contains the list of placement and alignment options for the various code constructs. The right-hand pane shows preview.

Alignment takes precedence over indentation options.

Alignment Options

ItemDescription
Align when multiline If this check box is selected, a code construct starts at the same column on each next line. Otherwise, the position of a code construct is determined by the current indentation level.

Blank lines

Use this tab to define where and how many blank lines you want CLion to retain and insert in your code after reformatting. For each type of location, specify the number of blank lines to be inserted. The results are displayed in the Preview pane.

ItemDescription
Keep Maximum Blank LinesIn this area, specify the number of blank lines to be kept after reformatting in the specified locations.

Other

Commands case

Use this setting to change the case of commands in CMakeLists.txtfile. Note, that for existing code, the changes shall be followed by Reformat Code action: in the main menu, select Code | Reformat Code or press Ctrl+Alt+L. For new code, the changes will be applied automatically. Also, the setting affects the code completion feature respectively: the autocomplete suggests the CMake commands completion following the selected case setting, regardless the case used for initial typing of a command.

ItemDescription
Force commands case to
  • To upper: choose this option to change the commands case to the upper. See the example in the preview pane.
  • To lower: choose this option to change the commands case to the lower.
  • Do not change: default setting. Choose this option to keep the commands case unchanged.

See Also

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Last modified: 22 November 2016