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VB.NET - Blank Lines

Last modified: 07 April 2022

Preserve existing formatting

Keep max blank lines in declarations

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_keep_blank_lines_in_declarations, [resharper_]keep_blank_lines_in_declarations

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 0

Class SomeClass
  Public Sub Foo1()
  End Sub



  Public Sub Foo2()
  End Sub
End Class
Class SomeClass
    Public Sub Foo1()
    End Sub

    Public Sub Foo2()
    End Sub
End Class

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 1

Class SomeClass
  Public Sub Foo1()
  End Sub



  Public Sub Foo2()
  End Sub
End Class
Class SomeClass
    Public Sub Foo1()
    End Sub

    Public Sub Foo2()
    End Sub
End Class

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 2

Class SomeClass
  Public Sub Foo1()
  End Sub



  Public Sub Foo2()
  End Sub
End Class
Class SomeClass
    Public Sub Foo1()
    End Sub


    Public Sub Foo2()
    End Sub
End Class

Keep max blank lines in code

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_keep_blank_lines_in_code, [resharper_]keep_blank_lines_in_code

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 0

Public Sub Foo()
  Dim x As Integer



  Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub
Public Sub Foo()
    Dim x As Integer
    Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 1

Public Sub Foo()
  Dim x As Integer



  Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub
Public Sub Foo()
    Dim x As Integer

    Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub

Before formatting

After formatting, value: 2

Public Sub Foo()
  Dim x As Integer



  Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub
Public Sub Foo()
    Dim x As Integer


    Call SomeMethod(x)
End Sub

Blank lines

After file options section

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_after_options, [resharper_]blank_lines_after_options

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Option Strict On
Option Explicit Off
Imports System

value: 1

Option Strict On
Option Explicit Off

Imports System

value: 2

Option Strict On
Option Explicit Off


Imports System

After imports section

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_after_imports, [resharper_]blank_lines_after_imports

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Imports System

Namespace N
End Namespace

value: 1

Imports System

Namespace N
End Namespace

value: 2

Imports System


Namespace N
End Namespace

After global attribute

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_global_attribute, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_global_attribute

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

<Assembly: AssemblyTitle("")>
<Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>

value: 1

<Assembly: AssemblyTitle("")>
<Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>

value: 2

<Assembly: AssemblyTitle("")>
<Assembly: AssemblyDescription("")>

Around namespace

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_namespace, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_namespace

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Namespace N1
End Namespace
Namespace N2
End Namespace

value: 1

Namespace N1
End Namespace

Namespace N2
End Namespace

value: 2

Namespace N1
End Namespace


Namespace N2
End Namespace

Around type

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_type, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_type

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C1
End Class
Class C2
End Class

value: 1

Class C1
End Class

Class C2
End Class

value: 2

Class C1
End Class


Class C2
End Class

Around multiline field

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_field, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_field

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer,
               y As Integer
    Public Dim i As String,
               j As String
End Class

value: 1

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer,
               y As Integer

    Public Dim i As String,
               j As String
End Class

value: 2

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer,
               y As Integer


    Public Dim i As String,
               j As String
End Class

Around single line field

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_single_line_field, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_single_line_field

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer
    Public Dim i As String
End Class

value: 1

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer

    Public Dim i As String
End Class

value: 2

Class C
    Public Dim x As Integer


    Public Dim i As String
End Class

Around multiline method

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_invocable, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_invocable

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C
    Sub Foo1
    End Sub
    Sub Foo2
    End Sub
End Class

value: 1

Class C
    Sub Foo1
    End Sub

    Sub Foo2
    End Sub
End Class

value: 2

Class C
    Sub Foo1
    End Sub


    Sub Foo2
    End Sub
End Class

Around single line method

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_single_line_invocable, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_single_line_invocable

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Interface I
    Sub Foo1
    Sub Foo2
End Interface

value: 1

Interface I
    Sub Foo1

    Sub Foo2
End Interface

value: 2

Interface I
    Sub Foo1


    Sub Foo2
End Interface

Around region

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_around_region, [resharper_]blank_lines_around_region

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C
    Dim x as Integer
#Region "Description"

    Dim y as Integer

#End Region
    Dim z as Integer
End Class

value: 1

Class C
    Dim x as Integer

#Region "Description"

    Dim y as Integer

#End Region

    Dim z as Integer
End Class

value: 2

Class C
    Dim x as Integer


#Region "Description"

    Dim y as Integer

#End Region


    Dim z as Integer
End Class

Inside region

Property names:

[resharper_]vb_blank_lines_inside_region, [resharper_]blank_lines_inside_region

Possible values:

an integer

Examples:

value: 0

Class C
    Dim x as Integer

#Region "Description"
    Dim y as Integer
#End Region

    Dim z as Integer
End Class

value: 1

Class C
    Dim x as Integer

#Region "Description"

    Dim y as Integer

#End Region

    Dim z as Integer
End Class

value: 2

Class C
    Dim x as Integer

#Region "Description"


    Dim y as Integer


#End Region

    Dim z as Integer
End Class