Code Style. CMake
Last modified: 08 March 2021File | Settings | Editor | Code Style | CMake for Windows and Linux
CLion | Preferences | Editor | Code Style | CMake for macOS
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Use this page to configure code style options for CMake files. When you change these settings, the Preview pane shows how this will affect your code.
Set from...
Click this link to reveal the list of languages to be used as the base for the current language code style. Only the settings that are applicable to the current language are taken. All the other settings are not affected.
Click Reset to discard changes and return to the initial set of code style settings.
Tabs and Indents
Item | Description |
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Use tab character |
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Smart tabs |
The Smart tabs checkbox is available if the Use tab character checkbox is selected. |
Tab size | In this field, specify the number of spaces included in a tab. |
Indent | In this field, specify the number of spaces to be inserted for each indent level. |
Continuation indent | In this field, specify the number of spaces to be inserted between the elements of an array, in expressions, method declarations and method calls. |
Keep indents on empty lines | If this checkbox is selected, CLion will keep indents on the empty lines as if they contained some code. If this checkbox is cleared, CLion will delete the tab characters and spaces. |
Spaces
Use this tab to specify where you want spaces in your code. To have CLion automatically insert a space at a location, select the checkbox next to this location in the list. The results are displayed in the preview pane.
Wrapping and Braces
In this tab, customize the code style options, which CLion will apply on reformatting the source code. The left-hand pane contains the list of placement and alignment options for the various code constructs. The right-hand pane shows preview.
Alignment takes precedence over indentation options.
Alignment Options
Item | Description |
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Align when multiline | If this checkbox is selected, a code construct starts at the same column on each next line. Otherwise, the position of a code construct is determined by the current indentation level. |
Blank lines
Use this tab to define where and how many blank lines you want CLion to retain and insert in your code after reformatting. For each type of location, specify the number of blank lines to be inserted. The results are displayed in the preview pane.
Item | Description |
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Keep maximum blank lines | In this area, specify the number of blank lines to be kept after reformatting in the specified locations. |
Minimum blank lines | In this area, specify the number of blank lines to be present in the specified locations.
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Other
Commands case
Use this setting to change the case of commands in CMakeLists.txtfile. Note, that for existing code, the changes shall be followed by Reformat Code action: in the main menu, select Code | Reformat Code or press Ctrl+Alt+L. For new code, the changes will be applied automatically. Also, the setting affects the code completion feature respectively: the autocomplete suggests the CMake commands completion following the selected case setting, regardless the case used for initial typing of a command.
Item | Description |
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Force commands case to |
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