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Prevent vscode from inserting new lines in the middle of my code on format.

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I am cleaning up java code in vscode to make it more readable. When I format my document there are instances when vscode inserts new line character when I don't want it. Here I show 2 examples of when it does that.

I write:

if(a == 1) b = true;

When I format document vscode inserts new line before "b" like so:

if(a == 1)
    b = true;

When I have a function with a lot of parameters which makes it very long (more than 120 characters, maybe?) it inserts new line in between parameters. Say I write:

a = abc(this_, function, takes, very1, very2, very3, very5, many, parameters);

and vscode formats it like so:

a = abc(this_, function, takes, very1, very2, very3, 
    very5, many, parameters);

How can I stop vscode from insert all of these new lines that I didn't ask for?

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What formatter are you using? (2 comments)
What formatter are you using?
Moshi‭ wrote over 1 year ago

There are a few different formatter extensions for Java. Whichever you use probably lets you configure it in the extensions settings, or documents configuration somewhere.

For instance, the recommended Extension Pack for Java formatter can be modified through Java: Open Java Formatter Settings with Preview (docs)

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Vanity Slug ❤️‭ wrote over 1 year ago · edited over 1 year ago

I have "Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat" installed. It's the only java related extension that I have.