Fix code indentation in Xcode
XcodeXcode Problem Overview
Once I start editing my code and adding for loops or if then statements my code indentation is whacked because the previous code maintains its former indentation instead of adjusting automatically.
In Visual Studio you can highlight code and select 'format selection' to fix these issues - is there anything similar in Xcode?
Xcode Solutions
Solution 1 - Xcode
Before Xcode 9 (for Xcode 9 see default shortcut below)
- select text
- right-click
- there's a "Re-indent selection" item in popup menu
In XCode 4 there is one more step:
- select text
- right-click
- Click on "Structure"
- there's a "Re-indent selection" and other options in popup menu
Or using the default shortcut:
- select text
- press ctrl + i
Solution 2 - Xcode
- select text
- press
Control-I
(the default keyboard shortcut)
Solution 3 - Xcode
Solution 4 - Xcode
In Xcode 4.6.3, choose Editor
> Structure
> Re-Indent
.
Shortcut: Control + I
(that's 'i', for 'indent')
This works on current selection. If no text selected, choose Edit
> Select All
(⌘+A) and then perform the re-indent.
(I'm more clearly restating the other answers)
Solution 5 - Xcode
These solutions re-indent text to the default xCode behaviors. To change these behaviors, go to xCode (v.4) > Preferences > Text Editing. Then to Indentation Tab.
Solution 6 - Xcode
Xcode 9.2:
You can select text and press ctrl + i to re-indent code.
Solution 7 - Xcode
To quickly re-indent the whole file:
⌘+a
⌘+x
⌘+v
Edit: No longer working in Xcode 11
Solution 8 - Xcode
You can do it in different ways, but these two are the easiest
- select text ( ⌘ +a) :
-
Using shortcut -> (control)^ + i
-
Click on "Editor" -> Click on "Structure" -> Click on "Re-indent"
Solution 9 - Xcode
You can try my extension Swimat https://github.com/Jintin/Swimat
It support format on selection.
Simple install by brew cask install swimat
Solution 10 - Xcode
Sometimes setting Xcode global preferences is not enough for ^
+ i
to do its job accordingly. The reason is that project settings override global ones. You can set indentations for a concrete project or even a file.
Select project (or file) in the Navigation Pane
. Then in File Inspector
go to Text Settings
section and set desired number of tabs or spaces for indents.