Features
1. Prettify XML (XML Formatting)
2. Pretty XML: Minimize
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
- svg
- 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.
Right Click and Select Prettify XML or use shortcut
- Position each attribute on a separate line.
- First attribute on same line as start element start tag.
- All attributes indented aligning with first attribute.
- If no child for an element then close inline end tag.
- No empty lines.
- Supports
'and whitespace unicodes in attribute value for XAML parser compatibility.
Before
After
Minimizes XML.
| 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.
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 |
| prettyxml.settings.positionFirstAttributeOnSameLine | true | Position first attribute on same line. |
| prettyxml.settings.positionAllAttributesOnFirstLine | false | Position all attributes on first line |
| prettyxml.settings.preserveWhiteSpacesInComment | false | Preserves whitespaces in a comment. |
| prettyxml.settings.addSpaceBeforeEndOfXmlDeclaration | false | Add space before end of XML declaration. |
| prettyxml.settings.attributesInNewlineThreshold | 1 | Attributes count threshold to position attributes in newlines. |
| prettyxml.settings.enableLogs | false | Enables logs |
Example:
Value = 2
<Element Attribute1="Value1" Attribute2="Value2" /><Element Attribute1="Value1" Attribute2="Value2" /><Element Attribute1="Value1" Attribute2="Value2" Attribute3="Value3" /><Element Attribute1="Value1"
Attribute2="Value2"
Attribute3="Value3"/>- DotNet 8 or later installed on your machine and should be accessible through terminal.
- Install Muhammad-Sammy C# or Microsoft C# extension.
- Visual Studio Code/VSCodium 1.59 or higher.
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio MarketPlace
For VSCodium - open-vsx.org
- Limited DTD support.
- Formats valid XML files only. Syntax errors are displayed.
Issues can be reported at issues section
- Source Code
- If you want to support this project,
