Uncrustify is a source code beautifier for C, C++, C#, Objective-C, D, Java, Pawn and Vala.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Highly configurable – 857 configurable options as of version 0.81.0.
- add/remove spaces:
- sp_before_sparen: Add or remove space before ‘(‘ of ‘if’, ‘for’, ‘switch’, ‘while’, etc.
- sp_compare: Add or remove space around compare operator ‘<‘, ‘>’, ‘==’, etc
- add/remove newlines
- nl_if_brace: Add or remove newline between ‘if’ and ‘{‘.
- nl_brace_while: Add or remove newline between ‘}’ and ‘while’ of ‘do’ statement.
- add/remove blanklines:
- eat_blanks_before_close_brace: Whether to remove blank lines before ‘}’.
- nl_max: The maximum consecutive newlines (3 = 2 blank lines).
- indent code:
- indent_switch_case: indent_switch_case: Spaces to indent ‘case’ from ‘switch’.
- indent_class_colon: Whether to indent the stuff after a leading base class colon.
- align code:
- align_func_params: Align variable definitions in prototypes and functions.
- align_struct_init_span: The span for aligning struct initializer values (0=don’t align).
- modify code:
- mod_full_brace_for: Add or remove braces on single-line ‘for’ statement.
- mod_paren_on_return: Add or remove unnecessary paren on ‘return’ statement.
Website: github.com/uncrustify/uncrustify
Support:
Developer: Many contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Uncrustify is written in C and C++. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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