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C/C++ Aggregate Initialization Hints

Last modified: 14 November 2024

File | Settings | Editor | Inlay Hints | C/C++ | Aggregate Initialization Hints for Windows and Linux

JetBrains Rider | Settings or Preferences | Editor | Inlay Hints | C/C++ | Aggregate Initialization Hints for macOS

CtrlAlt0S the Settings/Preferences icon

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Preferences configurable on this page are saved using the mechanism of layer-based settings.

Use this settings page to configure C++ inlay hints related to aggregated initialization.

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You can configure the color of inlay hints on the Editor | Color Scheme | Language Defaults settings page  CtrlAlt0S — choose the Inline parameter hints | Default item.

Element names in aggregate initialization

Parameter name hints show the names of the members you are initializing and help disentangle complex aggregate initializations in C++17 and later:

Use the Visibility selector to choose how inlay hints for aggregate initialization should be displayed in the editor: choose Default to apply the general visibility preference from the Editor | Inlay Hints | General page of JetBrains Rider settings , choose Show Always or Never Show to always show or hide hints, or choose Push-to-Hint to hide the hints by default but show them when you press and hold Ctrl.

Element indices in array initialization

Array index hints can help with multidimensional initialization:

JetBrains Rider: Inlay hints. Array elements.

Use the Visibility selector to choose how inlay hints for array index should be displayed in the editor: choose Default to apply the general visibility preference from the Editor | Inlay Hints | General page of JetBrains Rider settings , choose Show Always or Never Show to always show or hide hints, or choose Push-to-Hint to hide the hints by default but show them when you press and hold Ctrl.

You can configure a list of classes and patterns for which Aggregate Initialization Hints will be always hidden, independently of other preferences.