ASP.NET code formatting tool

Question

Hi,

Is there any tool for Visual Studio 2008 which can reformat ASPX code to make it more presentable (eg insert line breaks, format the lines so they wrap when necessary, etc)?

Thanks

Answer 1

Have you tried hitting Ctrl+K+D? Is this what you're referring to?

Answer 2

http://blogs.msdn.com/markhsch/archive/2008/01/10/visual-studio-tip-autoformat-your-code.aspx

To have Visual Studio fix it all up nice and tidy for you, select the text, hold CTRL and hit K followed by F (CTRL+K-F). What I usually do is do a CTRL-A to select all text then do the CTRL+K-F combo. Voila!

Answer 3

There are actually a number of tools dedicated to code formatting that you might want to take a look at. Visual Studio's formatting capabilities are actually quite limited, and a lot of projects I have worked on use one of these external tools.

Good luck!

Answer 4

This may not be directly related to your issue, but DevExpress has a free product CodeRush Express that will not only help with tidying but has a great interface for refactoring. Here is a link to their demo video. I've used their products for a few years and they really up your productivity.

Answer 5

You can also do it from the menu Edit > Advanced > Format Document or toolbar.