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Doc: Describe changes in ClangFormat plugin
Recursively searches for a .clang-format file from project folder up to root. The settings are now displayed on the C++ page if the plugin is enabled. Change-Id: I15d24478b4d2e8063bef83a314f2299b020027ba Reviewed-by: Marco Bubke <marco.bubke@qt.io>
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/****************************************************************************
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**
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** Copyright (C) 2018 The Qt Company Ltd.
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** Copyright (C) 2019 The Qt Company Ltd.
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** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
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**
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** This file is part of the Qt Creator documentation.
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/*!
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//! [clang format]
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\section2 Automatic Indentation
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\section2 Automatic Formatting and Indentation
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The experimental Clang Format plugin uses the
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\l{https://clang.llvm.org/docs/LibFormat.html}{LibFormat}
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library for automatic indentation.
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library for automatic formatting and indentation.
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To enable the plugin, select \uicontrol Help > \uicontrol {About Plugins} >
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\uicontrol {C++} > \uicontrol {ClangFormat}. Then restart \QC to load the
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plugin.
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To specify global settings for Clang Format:
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\note If you enable the plugin, do not use the \l{Beautifying Source Code}
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{Beautifier}, because combining the two can provide unexpected results.
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You can use Clang Format to enforce a coding style for a project or the
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whole organization. Create a \c {.clang-format} file that contains the
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\l{https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html}
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{Clang Format Style Options} to use and save it in the root folder of the
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project or one of its parent folders. The plugin searches for the Clang
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format file recursively from the directory that contains the source file
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up to the file system root.
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To specify settings for automatic formatting and indentation:
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\list 1
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\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol {C++} >
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\uicontrol {Clang Format}.
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\li Select \uicontrol Tools > \uicontrol Options > \uicontrol {C++}.
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\image qtcreator-clang-format-options.png "C++ Clang Format options"
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\li Double-click a value to modify it.
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\li Select the \uicontrol {Format instead of indenting} check box to
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use the \key {Ctrl+I} keyboard shortcut to format code instead of
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indenting it.
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\li Select the \uicontrol {Format while typing} check box to apply the
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formatting while you type code.
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\li Select the \uicontrol {Format edited code on file save} check box
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to apply the formatting to the edited code when you save the file.
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\li Select the \uicontrol {Override Clang Format configuration file}
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check box to create a local configuration file that overrides the
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one stored in the file system.
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\note This is not recommended, because it defeats the purpose of
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a Clang format file.
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\li To modify the values in the file, select them in the left-side
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column and enter the new values.
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\li To view examples of the new values in the right-hand column, select
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\uicontrol Apply.
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\endlist
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You can also specify formatting separately for each project.
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Create a \c {.clang-format} file that contains the
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\l{https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html}
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{Clang Format Style Options} to use and save it in the project directory.
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To override the \c {.clang-format} file for a project, select
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\uicontrol Projects > \uicontrol {Project Settings} >
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\uicontrol {Code Style} >
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\uicontrol {Override Clang Format configuration file}.
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\image qtcreator-code-style-clang-format.png
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You can create \c {.clang-format} files that contain the configuration
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options of a certain predefined style from the command line. For example,
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clang-format -style=llvm -dump-config > .clang-format
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\endcode
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To view the \c {.clang-format} file for a project, select
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\uicontrol Projects > \uicontrol {Project Settings} >
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\uicontrol {Clang Format}.
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//! [clang format]
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*/
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