Code cleanup

JetBrains Rider allows you to apply formatting and other code style preferences in a bulk mode to instantly eliminate code style violations in one or more files, in a project or in the entire solution.

Code cleanup profiles

Code cleanup can have various configurations (profiles) to apply in different cases according to your needs. There are three default profiles available out of the box:

Built-in: Reformat Code that only applies code formatting preferences
Built-in: Reformat & Apply Syntax Style that applies code formatting preferences and code syntax styles.
Built-in: Full Cleanup that applies all available cleanup tasks except updating file header.

These profiles help in most cases but you cannot configure them. If you want to run code cleanup with the custom set of cleanup tasks, you need to create a custom profile and specify the set of desired tasks there.

Create a new custom cleanup profile

Press Ctrl+Alt+S or choose File | Settings (Windows and Linux) or JetBrains Rider | Preferences (macOS) from the menu .
Go to the cleanup profiles settings page: Editor | Code Cleanup.
Click Add on the top of the page. JetBrains Rider will create a new cleanup profile .
Select the newly created profile in the list of profiles.
Use the right pane to configure the list of tasks in the selected profile.
Click Save in the Settings dialog to apply the modifications and let JetBrains Rider choose where to save them, or save the modifications to a specific settings layer using the Save To list. For more information, see layer-based settings.

Your newly created cleanup profile will be available in the Reformat and Cleanup Code dialog when you are running code cleanup. You can also set this profile to be used for the silent cleanup.

Run code cleanup

JetBrains Rider can apply code cleanup to an arbitrarily selected block of code, all code in the current file, all files in a directory, files in the current VCS changelist, the current project, or even the current solution. Make sure that you select the right set of cleanup tasks by choosing the right cleanup profile.

Clean up selection or file

Select the scope where you want to clean up code:
- Make a selection in the editor to clean up code in the selection.
- Set the caret anywhere in the file to clean up code in the file.
If you are cleaning up a selection, press Alt+Enter and choose Reformat and cleanup | [cleanup profile].
Alternatively you can follow the below steps, which work for both selection and file.
Press Ctrl+R, C or choose Code | Reformat and Cleanup… from the main menu .
In the Reformat and Cleanup Code dialog that opens, you can check and optionally change the scope for cleaning code and choose a cleanup profile to apply. Use the area to the right of the selected profile to check the tasks included in that profile.
If none of the available profiles suits you, click Edit , then choose one of the existing profiles and click Clone to create a new custom profile and save the changes.
Click Run to clean up code in the selected scope.

You can clean up not only an individual file, but also multiple files in a directory, project or entire solution. To do so, run code cleanup from the Solution Explorer.

Clean up multiple files, projects, or entire solution

Select one or more items (files, directories, projects, or the solution) in the Solution Explorer.
Press Ctrl+R, C or choose Code | Reformat and Cleanup… from the main menu .
Choose a cleanup profile as described above.
Click Run to clean up code in the selected scope.

You can run Code Cleanup in code that you have recently modified and are going to commit to Git. JetBrains Rider will run the selected cleanup profile before committing.

Clean up code before committing it to Git

Press Ctrl+K or select Git | Commit from the main menu.
In the Commit tool window, click and in the Before Commit area, select the Cleanup with... checkbox.
Optionally, you can click Choose profile to specify the cleanup profile that should be used.
Click Commit or Commit and Push. JetBrains Rider will run code cleanup on the ranges staged for the commit, and then commit the changes.

You can run Code Cleanup every time you save changes in a file to make sure that your edits always comply with your code style. Note that this will only happen when you save changes explicitly with Ctrl+S or Ctrl+S and will not be triggered by auto-saving. However, all auto-saved files are placed to the 'reformat and cleanup' queue and will be processed on the next explicit save.

Automatically run Code Cleanup on saving changes

Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Tools | Actions on Save.
Select Reformat and Cleanup Code, choose which code cleanup profile should be applied and whether to apply it to the whole file or only to the changed lines.
The next time you finish editing and save the file or all files , JetBrains Rider will clean up the affected files using the selected profile.

Silent cleanup

You can also run code cleanup in the silent mode — that is, without displaying the Reformat and Cleanup Code dialog. Since in this case you will not be able to choose a profile explicitly, you have to assign some cleanup profile to use for the silent code cleanup.

Assign a profile for silent code cleanup

Press Ctrl+Alt+S or choose File | Settings (Windows and Linux) or JetBrains Rider | Preferences (macOS) from the menu .
Go to the cleanup profiles settings page: Editor | Code Cleanup.
Select a cleanup profile on the left and click Set as default for silent cleanup at the top of the options page.
Click Save in the Settings dialog to apply the modifications and let JetBrains Rider choose where to save them, or save the modifications to a specific settings layer using the Save To list. For more information, see layer-based settings.

Run code cleanup in silent mode

Do one of the following:
- To run silent code cleanup in a specific code file, open it in the text editor or select it in the Solution Explorer.
- To apply silent code cleanup to a set of files (directory, project, or solution), select the corresponding item in the Solution Explorer.
Press Ctrl+R, G or choose Code | Silent Reformat and Cleanup from the main menu . Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+Shift+A, start typing the command name in the popup, and then choose it there.

Available code cleanup tasks

The tables below list available cleanup tasks for different languages. If you need the cleanup to perform only a part of these tasks, you can create a custom cleanup profile for that.

Reformat code


C#
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
Reformat embedded XML doc comments	Reformats XML doc comments according to options configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| XML Doc Comments page of JetBrains Rider settings . Note that JetBrains Rider does not reformat plain comments like: // A plain single-line comment or /* A plain multi-line comment */
C++
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| C++ page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
Visual Basic
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| Visual Basic page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
Reformat embedded XML doc comments	Reformats XML doc comments according to options configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| Visual Basic \| XML Doc Comments page of JetBrains Rider settings . Note that JetBrains Rider does not reformat plain comments like: // A plain single-line comment or /* A plain multi-line comment */
XML
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| XML page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
HTML
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| HTML page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
CSS
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| CSS page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
JavaScript/TypeScript
Reformat code	Reformats your code according to the preferences that you can configure on the Editor \| Code Style \| JavaScript/TypeScript page of JetBrains Rider settings . For more information, see Apply formatting rules.
Reformat embedded XML doc comments	Reformats XML doc comments according to options configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| JavaScript/TypeScript \| XML Doc Comments page of JetBrains Rider settings . Note that JetBrains Rider does not reformat plain comments like: // A plain single-line comment or /* A plain multi-line comment */

Syntax styles


C#
Apply 'var' style	Applies the rules for 'var' usage during the cleanup. The rules are configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`.
Use explicit or implicit modifier definition for types	Applies the rule for type modifiers - whether on not to use the `internal` modifier explicitly. The rule is configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Modifiers.
Use explicit or implicit modifier definition for type members	Applies the rule for type member modifiers - whether on not to use the `private` modifier explicitly. The rule is configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Modifiers.
Sort modifiers	Applies the preferred order of type/member modifiers. The rule is configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Modifiers.
Apply arguments style (named vs. positional)	Applies the preferences for named/positional arguments for specific types of parameters. The preferences are configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Named/Positional Arguments.
Remove redundant parentheses	Removes redundant optional parentheses in cases specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Optional Parentheses.
Add parentheses to explicitly specify operation precedence	Adds optional parentheses to clarify precedence of operations in cases specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Optional Parentheses.
Add/remove braces around single statements	Adds or removes optional braces around single nested statements as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Braces for Single Nested Statements.
Add/remove brackets for attributes	Applies the rules for multiple attributes as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Multiple Attributes.
Apply code body style (expression body vs. block body)	Applies preferences for bodies of type members (expression body or block body) as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code syntax style: bodies of type members.
Arrange trailing commas	Applies preferences for trailing commas in declarations with multiple items and similar constructs (object, array, and collection initializers, as well as enums and switch expressions) as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Trailing Commas.
Apply object creation style ('new()' vs 'new T()')	Applies preferences for using the target-typed `new` operator in C# 9.0 and later as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Object Creation ('new()' vs 'new T()').
Apply default value style ('default' vs 'default(T)')	Applies preferences for using optional type specification in default value expressions as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Default Value Expressions ('default' vs 'default(T)').
Arrange namespaces (file-scoped vs. block-scoped)	Applies preferences for using file-scoped namespace declarations in files containing a single namespace as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code syntax style: file-scoped namespaces.
Arrange null checking pattern style	Applies the preferred way of checking an expression for null with the type-testing 'is' operator (with `not null` or with `{ }`) as specified on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Null checking pattern.
Arrange qualifiers	Applies the rules for qualifying type members. The rules are configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Optional Member Qualifiers.
Fix built-in type references	Applies the rule for built-in type names (C# keyword or CLR type name). The rule is configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Built-In Type References.
C/C++
Add/remove braces for single statements
Apply 'auto' style
Apply function declaration style (regular vs. trailing return types)
Apply nested namespaces style
Apply type alias style (typedefs vs. type aliases)
Arrange cv-qualifiers
Arrange slashes in include directives (forward slashes vs. backslashes)
Arrange specifiers ('virtual' and/or 'override') on overriding functions
Sort include directives
Sort member initializers
XAML
Collapse empty tags	Removes the closing tag if the tag body is empty.
ASP.NET/Razor
Normalize quotes around attribute value	Applies the preferred quote style: single quote `'` or double quote `"`, configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| ASP.NET (Razor) \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`.

Optimize imports


C#
Optimize 'using' directives	Removes unused namespace import directives Applies preferences for arranging namespace import directives and fully-qualified names when importing types, as specified on the Editor \| General \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style and Editor \| General \| Auto Import settings pages. Sorts the namespace import directives: all `System.*` namespaces go first, sorted alphabetically by the second word after the dot; all other namespaces go next, in alphabetical order. . For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Namespace Imports.
Embrace 'using' directives in region	If this checkbox is selected, a new region for wrapping all namespace import directives is created during cleanup.
Region name	Allows specifying a name for the region wrapping namespace import directives.
Shorten qualified references	Replaces fully qualified names with short names when possible by importing namespaces, according to the preferences configured on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`
Visual Basic
Optimize 'import' directives	Removes unused namespace import directives Applies preferences for arranging namespace import directives and fully-qualified names when importing types, as specified on the Editor \| General \| Code Style \| Visual Basic \| Syntax Style and Editor \| General \| Auto Import settings pages. Sorts the namespace import directives: all `System.*` namespaces go first, sorted alphabetically by the second word after the dot; all other namespaces go next, in alphabetical order. . For more information, see Code Syntax Style: Namespace Imports.
Embrace 'using' directives in region	If this checkbox is selected, a new region for wrapping all namespace import directives is created during cleanup.
Region name	Allows specifying a name for the region wrapping namespace import directives.
Shorten qualified references	Replaces fully qualified names with short names when possible by importing namespaces, according to the preferences configured on the Editor \| Code Style \| Visual Basic \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`
XAML
Remove redundant namespace alias	Remove all redundant namespace aliases in the scope of cleanup. Redundant aliases are also detected with the code inspection and can be removed with a quick-fix.
TypeScript specific
Optimize 'import' statements	Use this option to remove redundant 'import' statements or fully-qualified names according to the settings configurable on the Code Editing \| TypeScript \| Syntax Style page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`.
Optimize reference comments	Use this option to remove redundant reference comments.
ASP.NET/Razor
Optimize @Register directives	Removes unused `@Register` directives.

Rearrange code


C#
Apply file layout	Reorders type members in files according to the rules configurable on the Editor \| Code Style \| C# \| File Layout page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. For more information, see Rearrange members with file and type layout patterns.
CSS
Alphabetize properties	Rearranges CSS properties in the alphabetical order.

Remove redundancies & apply optimizations


C#
Remove code redundancies	On the Editor \| Inspection Severity page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, in the Redundancies in Code categories of most languages, JetBrains Rider lists dozens of cases that have associated code inspections. Some of them require special attention, and you cannot process them in the batch mode, but most of them can be fixed automatically whenever you select Remove code redundancies in your cleanup profile.
Use auto-property, if possible	Replaces simple properties and corresponding backing fields with auto-properties. For more information, see Use auto-properties.
Make field read-only, if possible	Adds the `readonly` keyword to fields that are assigned in the declaration or in a constructor and only have read usages. For more information, see Make fields readonly.
Make auto-property get-only, if possible	Removes the redundant `set` accessor on auto-properties that are initialized from the constructor/initializer and have no write usages. By default, JetBrains Rider automatically detects C# version based on the associated compiler. However, you can specify the target C# version explicitly for a project — press `Alt+Enter` on the project in the Solution Explorer and use the Language version selector on the Application page of the Project Properties dialog . To set the C# version for all projects in your solution, specify it in a Directory.Build.props file in your solution directory as described here.
C/C++
Add required 'typename' and 'template' keywords
Join declarations and assignments
Make local variables const
Make member functions 'const' when possible
Make member functions 'static' when possible
Remove redundant casts
Remove redundant 'else' keywords
Remove redundant elaborated type specifiers
Remove redundant lambda parameter lists
Remove redundant member initializers
Remove redundant parentheses
Remove redundant qualifiers
Remove redundant specifiers
Remove redundant statements
Remove redundant template arguments
Remove redundant 'typename' and 'template' keywords
Remove unreachable code
Remove unused #include directives
Remove unused lambda captures
Replace C-style and functional-style casts with static casts
Replace constants in boolean context with boolean literals
Replace if statements with constant conditions with 'if constexpr'
Replace postfix operators with prefix variants
Replace smart pointer constructors with make functions
Replace throw expressions with rethrow where possible
Replace type traits with corresponding template aliases or variable templates
Replace zero valued expressions in pointer context with nullptr
Replace 'tie(..)' with structured binding declarations
Use 'contains' for associative containers wherer possible
Use 'std::erase'/'std::eraseif' instead of remove-erase idiom
Visual Basic
Remove code redundancies	On the Editor \| Inspection Severity page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, in the Redundancies in Code categories of most languages, JetBrains Rider lists dozens of cases that have associated code inspections. Some of them require special attention, and you cannot process them in the batch mode, but most of them can be fixed automatically whenever you select Remove code redundancies in your cleanup profile.
XAML
Remove redundant 'Freeze' attribute	Removes `Freeze` attributes that are redundant in their context.
Remove redundant modifiers attribute	Removes `modifiers` attributes that are redundant in their context.
Remove redundant name attribute	Removes `name` attributes that are redundant in their context.
Remove redundant resource	Removes resource references that are not used
Remove redundant empty collection property setter
Remove redundant attached property setter	Removes unused setters for the `attached` properties.
Remove redundant style property setter	Removes unused setters for the `style` properties.
Remove forbidden name attribute	Removes `name` attributes that are not allowed in their context.
Remove redundant definitions	Removes definitions if they are redundant in the context.
Remove redundant UpdateSourceTrigger attribute	Removes `UpdateSourceTrigger` attributes that are redundant in their context.
Remove redundant Mode attribute	Removes `Mode` attributes that are redundant in their context.
Remove redundant span attribute	Removes `span` attributes that are redundant in their context.

Update file header (copyright)


C#
Update file header	Inserts or updates the file header comment that you can configure on the Editor \| File Header Template page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S` or using the `file_header_template` EditorConfig property. For more information, see File header style.
C/C++
Update file header	Inserts or updates the file header comment that you can configure on the Editor \| File Header Template page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S` or using the `file_header_template` EditorConfig property. For more information, see File header style.

Run external cleanup tools


C/C++
Apply Clang-tidy fix-its	In this node, you can choose all or specific fixes that will be applied according to the Clang-Tidy checks. The selected fixes will be applied even if the corresponding inspections are turned off on the Editor \| Inspection Settings\| Inspection Severity page of JetBrains Rider settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`. Be careful when enabling too many checks at once — code cleanup runs Clang-Tidy only once for a given file, so if multiple fixes touch the same block of code, the changes might conflict with each other.

C/C++

Apply Clang-tidy fix-its

In this node, you can choose all or specific fixes that will be applied according to the Clang-Tidy checks.

The selected fixes will be applied even if the corresponding inspections are turned off on the Editor | Inspection Settings| Inspection Severity page of JetBrains Rider settings Ctrl+Alt+S. Be careful when enabling too many checks at once — code cleanup runs Clang-Tidy only once for a given file, so if multiple fixes touch the same block of code, the changes might conflict with each other.

Last modified: 21 September 2022