Is there a format code shortcut for Visual Studio?

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C# Problem Overview

In Eclipse there is a shortcut, Ctrl+Shift+F, that re-indents code and fixes comments and blank lines. Is there an equivalent for Visual Studio 2010?

C# Solutions

Solution 1 - C#

Visual Studio with C# key bindings

To answer the specific question, in C# you are likely to be using the C# keyboard mapping scheme, which will use these hotkeys by default:

Ctrl+E, Ctrl+D to format the entire document.

Ctrl+E, Ctrl+F to format the selection.

You can change these in menu Tools → Options → Environment → Keyboard (either by selecting a different "keyboard mapping scheme", or binding individual keys to the commands "Edit.FormatDocument" and "Edit.FormatSelection").

If you have not chosen to use the C# keyboard mapping scheme, then you may find the key shortcuts are different. For example, if you are not using the C# bindings, the keys are likely to be:

Ctrl + K + D (Entire document)

Ctrl + K + F (Selection only)

To find out which key bindings apply in your copy of Visual Studio, look in menu Edit → Advanced menu - the keys are displayed to the right of the menu items, so it's easy to discover what they are on your system.

_{(Please do not edit this answer to change the key bindings above to what your system has!)}

Solution 2 - C#

Ctrl + K + D (Entire document)

Ctrl + K + F (Selection only)

Solution 3 - C#

Try Ctrl + K + D (don't lift the Ctrl key in between).

Solution 4 - C#

Yes, you can use the two-chord hotkey (Ctrl+K, Ctrl+F if you're using the General profile) to format your selection.

Other formatting options are under menu Edit → Advanced, and like all Visual Studio commands, you can set your own hotkey via menu Tools → Options → Environment → Keyboard (the format selection command is called Edit.FormatSelection).

Formatting doesn't do anything with blank lines, but it will indent your code according to some rules that are usually slightly off from what you probably want.

Solution 5 - C#

ReSharper - Ctrl + Alt + F

Visual Studio 2010 - Ctrl + K, Ctrl + D

Solution 6 - C#

To align the text in the proper format -

Ctrl + K + D for front end pages like .aspx or .cshtml
Ctrl + K + F for a .cs page

But observe to press all buttons in sequence...

Solution 7 - C#

Format the entire document:

Ctrl + K + D

Solution 8 - C#

Simply

For Visual Studio Code Use ALt + Shift + F

for Visual Studio IDE Press Ctrl + K followed by Ctrl + D

It will beautify/format your entire file.

Solution 9 - C#

Select all text in the document and press Ctrl + E + D.

Solution 10 - C#

Right click on the code, and you have "Format Document". In my case it is Ctrl+Shift+I

Solution 11 - C#

Change these shortcuts in Visual Studio

Tools → Options → Environment → Keyboard

and then change the command

"Edit.FormatDocument" or "Edit.FormatSelection"

assign the same shortcut alt + shift +f as in visual studio code in order to not remember another one and confuse between each other.

Solution 12 - C#

Most easy, try once

Select all codes using :- Ctrl + A
Press :- Ctrl + K + D

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