/PrettyXML

Pretty XML is a XML Formatter extension for Visual Studio Code

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Pretty XML

What is it?

Features
1. Prettify XML (XML Formatting)
2. Pretty XML: Minimize

Keyboard Shortcuts

Settings

Requirements

Installation

Known Issues

Change Log

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What is it?

Pretty XML is a XML formatter extension for Visual Studio Code and VSCodium. It formats XML documents just like Visual Studio on Windows.

Supported file extensions:

  • xml
  • xaml
  • axml
  • xsd
  • xsl
  • plist
  • mobileconfig
  • config
  • csproj
  • resx and all other XML type of files.

There is also Visual Studio for Mac version of this extension. Check it out at PrettyXML.VSMac

Suggestions, improvement PRs are welcome.

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Features

1. Prettify XML (XML Formatting)

Right Click and Select Prettify XML or use shortcut

  • First attribute on same line as start tag.
  • All attributes indented aligning with first attribute.
  • If no child for an element then close inline end tag.(Setting)
  • No empty lines.
  • Supports ' and whitespace unicodes in attribute value for XAML parser compatibility.

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Before.

After

After.

2. Pretty XML: Minimize

Minimizes XML.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Command Platform Shortcut
Prettify XML Mac Cmd+K L
Prettify XML Windows, Linux Control+K L
PrettyXML: Minimize Mac Cmd+K `
PrettyXML: Minimize Windows, Linux Control+K `

Note

You can change these in Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts if you want.

Settings

These will be for Prettify XML command.

Setting Key Default Value Description
prettyxml.settings.indentSpaceLength 4 No. of spaces for indentation.
prettyxml.settings.useSingleQuotes false Use ' instead of "
prettyxml.settings.useSelfClosingTag true If no child nodes then self closing tag />
prettyxml.settings.formatOnSave false Enable format on save
prettyxml.settings.allowSingleQuoteInAttributeValue true Allows ' in attribute values instead of '
prettyxml.settings.addSpaceBeforeSelfClosingTag true Adds space before self closing tag
prettyxml.settings.wrapCommentTextWithSpaces true Wraps comment text with a single space
prettyxml.settings.allowWhiteSpaceUnicodesInAttributeValues true Allows white space unicodes in attribute values

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Requirements

  • VS Code 1.58 or higher.

    Important!

    You will need .Net SDK or mono installed on your machine and should be accessible through terminal.

  • Linux users may have to install Muhammad-Sammy C# or Microsoft C# extension.

Installation

Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio MarketPlace

For VSCodium - open-vsx.org

Known Issues

  • Limited DTD support.
  • Formats valid XML files only. Syntax errors are displayed.

Issues can be reported at issues section

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