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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7This file is about indenting C programs and other files.
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Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +000091. Indenting C style programs |C-indenting|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000102. Indenting by expression |indent-expression|
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Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +0000131. Indenting C style programs *C-indenting*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +000015The basics for C style indenting are explained in section |30.2| of the user
16manual.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000017
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +000018Vim has options for automatically indenting C style program files. Many
19programming languages including Java and C++ follow very closely the
20formatting conventions established with C. These options affect only the
21indent and do not perform other formatting. There are additional options that
22affect other kinds of formatting as well as indenting, see |format-comments|,
23|fo-table|, |gq| and |formatting| for the main ones.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000024
25Note that this will not work when the |+smartindent| or |+cindent| features
26have been disabled at compile time.
27
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +000028There are in fact four main methods available for indentation, each one
29overrides the previous if it is enabled, or non-empty for 'indentexpr':
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000030'autoindent' uses the indent from the previous line.
31'smartindent' is like 'autoindent' but also recognizes some C syntax to
32 increase/reduce the indent where appropriate.
33'cindent' Works more cleverly than the other two and is configurable to
34 different indenting styles.
35'indentexpr' The most flexible of all: Evaluates an expression to compute
36 the indent of a line. When non-empty this method overrides
37 the other ones. See |indent-expression|.
38The rest of this section describes the 'cindent' option.
39
40Note that 'cindent' indenting does not work for every code scenario. Vim
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +000041is not a C compiler: it does not recognize all syntax. One requirement is
42that toplevel functions have a '{' in the first column. Otherwise they are
43easily confused with declarations.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044
45These four options control C program indenting:
46'cindent' Enables Vim to perform C program indenting automatically.
47'cinkeys' Specifies which keys trigger reindenting in insert mode.
48'cinoptions' Sets your preferred indent style.
49'cinwords' Defines keywords that start an extra indent in the next line.
50
51If 'lisp' is not on and 'equalprg' is empty, the "=" operator indents using
52Vim's built-in algorithm rather than calling an external program.
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54See |autocommand| for how to set the 'cindent' option automatically for C code
55files and reset it for others.
56
57 *cinkeys-format* *indentkeys-format*
58The 'cinkeys' option is a string that controls Vim's indenting in response to
59typing certain characters or commands in certain contexts. Note that this not
60only triggers C-indenting. When 'indentexpr' is not empty 'indentkeys' is
61used instead. The format of 'cinkeys' and 'indentkeys' is equal.
62
63The default is "0{,0},0),:,0#,!^F,o,O,e" which specifies that indenting occurs
64as follows:
65
66 "0{" if you type '{' as the first character in a line
67 "0}" if you type '}' as the first character in a line
68 "0)" if you type ')' as the first character in a line
69 ":" if you type ':' after a label or case statement
70 "0#" if you type '#' as the first character in a line
71 "!^F" if you type CTRL-F (which is not inserted)
72 "o" if you type a <CR> anywhere or use the "o" command (not in
73 insert mode!)
74 "O" if you use the "O" command (not in insert mode!)
75 "e" if you type the second 'e' for an "else" at the start of a
76 line
77
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +000078Characters that can precede each key: *i_CTRL-F*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000079! When a '!' precedes the key, Vim will not insert the key but will
80 instead reindent the current line. This allows you to define a
81 command key for reindenting the current line. CTRL-F is the default
82 key for this. Be careful if you define CTRL-I for this because CTRL-I
83 is the ASCII code for <Tab>.
84* When a '*' precedes the key, Vim will reindent the line before
85 inserting the key. If 'cinkeys' contains "*<Return>", Vim reindents
86 the current line before opening a new line.
870 When a zero precedes the key (but appears after '!' or '*') Vim will
88 reindent the line only if the key is the first character you type in
89 the line. When used before "=" Vim will only reindent the line if
90 there is only white space before the word.
91
92When neither '!' nor '*' precedes the key, Vim reindents the line after you
93type the key. So ';' sets the indentation of a line which includes the ';'.
94
95Special key names:
96<> Angle brackets mean spelled-out names of keys. For example: "<Up>",
97 "<Ins>" (see |key-notation|).
98^ Letters preceded by a caret (^) are control characters. For example:
99 "^F" is CTRL-F.
100o Reindent a line when you use the "o" command or when Vim opens a new
101 line below the current one (e.g., when you type <Enter> in insert
102 mode).
103O Reindent a line when you use the "O" command.
104e Reindent a line that starts with "else" when you type the second 'e'.
105: Reindent a line when a ':' is typed which is after a label or case
106 statement. Don't reindent for a ":" in "class::method" for C++. To
107 Reindent for any ":", use "<:>".
108=word Reindent when typing the last character of "word". "word" may
109 actually be part of another word. Thus "=end" would cause reindenting
110 when typing the "d" in "endif" or "endwhile". But not when typing
111 "bend". Also reindent when completion produces a word that starts
112 with "word". "0=word" reindents when there is only white space before
113 the word.
114=~word Like =word, but ignore case.
115
116If you really want to reindent when you type 'o', 'O', 'e', '0', '<', '>',
117'*', ':' or '!', use "<o>", "<O>", "<e>", "<0>", "<<>", "<>>", "<*>", "<:>" or
118"<!>", respectively, for those keys.
119
120For an emacs-style indent mode where lines aren't indented every time you
Bram Moolenaar5c3e56a2007-05-12 13:43:14 +0000121press <Enter> but only if you press <Tab>, I suggest:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122 :set cinkeys=0{,0},:,0#,!<Tab>,!^F
123You might also want to switch off 'autoindent' then.
124
125Note: If you change the current line's indentation manually, Vim ignores the
126cindent settings for that line. This prevents vim from reindenting after you
127have changed the indent by typing <BS>, <Tab>, or <Space> in the indent or
128used CTRL-T or CTRL-D.
129
130 *cinoptions-values*
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200131The 'cinoptions' option sets how Vim performs indentation. The value after
132the option character can be one of these (N is any number):
133 N indent N spaces
134 -N indent N spaces to the left
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200135 Ns N times 'shiftwidth' spaces
136 -Ns N times 'shiftwidth' spaces to the left
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200137
138In the list below,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000139"N" represents a number of your choice (the number can be negative). When
140there is an 's' after the number, Vim multiplies the number by 'shiftwidth':
141"1s" is 'shiftwidth', "2s" is two times 'shiftwidth', etc. You can use a
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200142decimal point, too: "-0.5s" is minus half a 'shiftwidth'.
143The examples below assume a 'shiftwidth' of 4.
144 *cino->*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000145 >N Amount added for "normal" indent. Used after a line that should
146 increase the indent (lines starting with "if", an opening brace,
147 etc.). (default 'shiftwidth').
148
149 cino= cino=>2 cino=>2s >
150 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
151 { { {
152 foo; foo; foo;
153 } } }
154<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200155 *cino-e*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000156 eN Add N to the prevailing indent inside a set of braces if the
157 opening brace at the End of the line (more precise: is not the
158 first character in a line). This is useful if you want a
159 different indent when the '{' is at the start of the line from
160 when '{' is at the end of the line. (default 0).
161
162 cino= cino=e2 cino=e-2 >
163 if (cond) { if (cond) { if (cond) {
164 foo; foo; foo;
165 } } }
166 else else else
167 { { {
168 bar; bar; bar;
169 } } }
170<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200171 *cino-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000172 nN Add N to the prevailing indent for a statement after an "if",
173 "while", etc., if it is NOT inside a set of braces. This is
174 useful if you want a different indent when there is no '{'
175 before the statement from when there is a '{' before it.
176 (default 0).
177
178 cino= cino=n2 cino=n-2 >
179 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
180 foo; foo; foo;
181 else else else
182 { { {
183 bar; bar; bar;
184 } } }
185<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200186 *cino-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000187 fN Place the first opening brace of a function or other block in
188 column N. This applies only for an opening brace that is not
189 inside other braces and is at the start of the line. What comes
190 after the brace is put relative to this brace. (default 0).
191
192 cino= cino=f.5s cino=f1s >
193 func() func() func()
194 { { {
195 int foo; int foo; int foo;
196<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200197 *cino-{*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000198 {N Place opening braces N characters from the prevailing indent.
199 This applies only for opening braces that are inside other
200 braces. (default 0).
201
202 cino= cino={.5s cino={1s >
203 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
204 { { {
205 foo; foo; foo;
206<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200207 *cino-}*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000208 }N Place closing braces N characters from the matching opening
209 brace. (default 0).
210
211 cino= cino={2,}-0.5s cino=}2 >
212 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
213 { { {
214 foo; foo; foo;
215 } } }
216<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200217 *cino-^*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000218 ^N Add N to the prevailing indent inside a set of braces if the
219 opening brace is in column 0. This can specify a different
220 indent for whole of a function (some may like to set it to a
221 negative number). (default 0).
222
223 cino= cino=^-2 cino=^-s >
224 func() func() func()
225 { { {
226 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
227 { { {
228 a = b; a = b; a = b;
229 } } }
230 } } }
231<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200232 *cino-L*
Bram Moolenaar02c707a2010-07-17 17:12:06 +0200233 LN Controls placement of jump labels. If N is negative, the label
234 will be placed at column 1. If N is non-negative, the indent of
235 the label will be the prevailing indent minus N. (default -1).
236
237 cino= cino=L2 cino=Ls >
238 func() func() func()
239 { { {
240 { { {
241 stmt; stmt; stmt;
242 LABEL: LABEL: LABEL:
243 } } }
244 } } }
245<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200246 *cino-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000247 :N Place case labels N characters from the indent of the switch().
248 (default 'shiftwidth').
249
250 cino= cino=:0 >
251 switch (x) switch(x)
252 { {
253 case 1: case 1:
254 a = b; a = b;
255 default: default:
256 } }
257<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200258 *cino-=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000259 =N Place statements occurring after a case label N characters from
260 the indent of the label. (default 'shiftwidth').
261
262 cino= cino==10 >
263 case 11: case 11: a = a + 1;
264 a = a + 1; b = b + 1;
265<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200266 *cino-l*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000267 lN If N != 0 Vim will align with a case label instead of the
268 statement after it in the same line.
269
270 cino= cino=l1 >
271 switch (a) { switch (a) {
272 case 1: { case 1: {
273 break; break;
274 } }
275<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200276 *cino-b*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000277 bN If N != 0 Vim will align a final "break" with the case label,
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000278 so that case..break looks like a sort of block. (default: 0).
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100279 When using 1, consider adding "0=break" to 'cinkeys'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000280
281 cino= cino=b1 >
282 switch (x) switch(x)
283 { {
284 case 1: case 1:
285 a = b; a = b;
286 break; break;
287
288 default: default:
289 a = 0; a = 0;
290 break; break;
291 } }
292<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200293 *cino-g*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000294 gN Place C++ scope declarations N characters from the indent of the
295 block they are in. (default 'shiftwidth'). A scope declaration
296 can be "public:", "protected:" or "private:".
297
298 cino= cino=g0 >
299 { {
300 public: public:
301 a = b; a = b;
302 private: private:
303 } }
304<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200305 *cino-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000306 hN Place statements occurring after a C++ scope declaration N
307 characters from the indent of the label. (default
308 'shiftwidth').
309
310 cino= cino=h10 >
311 public: public: a = a + 1;
312 a = a + 1; b = b + 1;
313<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200314 *cino-N*
315 NN Indent inside C++ namespace N characters extra compared to a
316 normal block. (default 0).
317
318 cino= cino=N-s >
319 namespace { namespace {
320 void function(); void function();
321 } }
322
323 namespace my namespace my
324 { {
325 void function(); void function();
326 } }
327<
Bram Moolenaar7720ba82017-03-08 22:19:26 +0100328 *cino-E*
329 EN Indent inside C++ linkage specifications (extern "C" or
330 extern "C++") N characters extra compared to a normal block.
331 (default 0).
332
333 cino= cino=E-s >
334 extern "C" { extern "C" {
335 void function(); void function();
336 } }
337
338 extern "C" extern "C"
339 { {
340 void function(); void function();
341 } }
342<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200343 *cino-p*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000344 pN Parameter declarations for K&R-style function declarations will
345 be indented N characters from the margin. (default
346 'shiftwidth').
347
348 cino= cino=p0 cino=p2s >
349 func(a, b) func(a, b) func(a, b)
350 int a; int a; int a;
351 char b; char b; char b;
352<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200353 *cino-t*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000354 tN Indent a function return type declaration N characters from the
355 margin. (default 'shiftwidth').
356
357 cino= cino=t0 cino=t7 >
358 int int int
359 func() func() func()
360<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200361 *cino-i*
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +0000362 iN Indent C++ base class declarations and constructor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000363 initializations, if they start in a new line (otherwise they
364 are aligned at the right side of the ':').
365 (default 'shiftwidth').
366
367 cino= cino=i0 >
368 class MyClass : class MyClass :
369 public BaseClass public BaseClass
370 {} {}
371 MyClass::MyClass() : MyClass::MyClass() :
372 BaseClass(3) BaseClass(3)
373 {} {}
374<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200375 *cino-+*
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +0100376 +N Indent a continuation line (a line that spills onto the next)
377 inside a function N additional characters. (default
378 'shiftwidth').
379 Outside of a function, when the previous line ended in a
380 backslash, the 2 * N is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000381
382 cino= cino=+10 >
383 a = b + 9 * a = b + 9 *
384 c; c;
385<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200386 *cino-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000387 cN Indent comment lines after the comment opener, when there is no
388 other text with which to align, N characters from the comment
389 opener. (default 3). See also |format-comments|.
390
391 cino= cino=c5 >
392 /* /*
393 text. text.
394 */ */
395<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200396 *cino-C*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000397 CN When N is non-zero, indent comment lines by the amount specified
398 with the c flag above even if there is other text behind the
399 comment opener. (default 0).
400
401 cino=c0 cino=c0,C1 >
402 /******** /********
403 text. text.
404 ********/ ********/
405< (Example uses ":set comments& comments-=s1:/* comments^=s0:/*")
406
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200407 *cino-/*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000408 /N Indent comment lines N characters extra. (default 0).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000409 cino= cino=/4 >
410 a = b; a = b;
411 /* comment */ /* comment */
412 c = d; c = d;
413<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200414 *cino-(*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000415 (N When in unclosed parentheses, indent N characters from the line
416 with the unclosed parentheses. Add a 'shiftwidth' for every
417 unclosed parentheses. When N is 0 or the unclosed parentheses
418 is the first non-white character in its line, line up with the
419 next non-white character after the unclosed parentheses.
420 (default 'shiftwidth' * 2).
421
422 cino= cino=(0 >
423 if (c1 && (c2 || if (c1 && (c2 ||
424 c3)) c3))
425 foo; foo;
426 if (c1 && if (c1 &&
427 (c2 || c3)) (c2 || c3))
428 { {
429<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200430 *cino-u*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000431 uN Same as (N, but for one level deeper. (default 'shiftwidth').
432
433 cino= cino=u2 >
434 if (c123456789 if (c123456789
435 && (c22345 && (c22345
436 || c3)) || c3))
437<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200438 *cino-U*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000439 UN When N is non-zero, do not ignore the indenting specified by
440 ( or u in case that the unclosed parentheses is the first
441 non-white character in its line. (default 0).
442
443 cino= or cino=(s cino=(s,U1 >
444 c = c1 && c = c1 &&
445 ( (
446 c2 || c2 ||
447 c3 c3
448 ) && c4; ) && c4;
449<
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200450 *cino-w*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000451 wN When in unclosed parentheses and N is non-zero and either
452 using "(0" or "u0", respectively, or using "U0" and the unclosed
453 parentheses is the first non-white character in its line, line
454 up with the character immediately after the unclosed parentheses
455 rather than the first non-white character. (default 0).
456
457 cino=(0 cino=(0,w1 >
458 if ( c1 if ( c1
459 && ( c2 && ( c2
460 || c3)) || c3))
461 foo; foo;
462<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200463 *cino-W*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000464 WN When in unclosed parentheses and N is non-zero and either
465 using "(0" or "u0", respectively and the unclosed parentheses is
466 the last non-white character in its line and it is not the
467 closing parentheses, indent the following line N characters
468 relative to the outer context (i.e. start of the line or the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000469 next unclosed parentheses). (default: 0).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000470
471 cino=(0 cino=(0,W4 >
472 a_long_line( a_long_line(
473 argument, argument,
474 argument); argument);
475 a_short_line(argument, a_short_line(argument,
476 argument); argument);
477<
Bram Moolenaar3675fa02012-04-05 17:17:42 +0200478 *cino-k*
479 kN When in unclosed parentheses which follow "if", "for" or
480 "while" and N is non-zero, overrides the behaviour defined by
481 "(N": causes the indent to be N characters relative to the outer
482 context (i.e. the line where "if", "for" or "while" is). Has
483 no effect on deeper levels of nesting. Affects flags like "wN"
484 only for the "if", "for" and "while" conditions. If 0, defaults
485 to behaviour defined by the "(N" flag. (default: 0).
486
487 cino=(0 cino=(0,ks >
488 if (condition1 if (condition1
489 && condition2) && condition2)
490 action(); action();
491 function(argument1 function(argument1
492 && argument2); && argument2);
493<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200494 *cino-m*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000495 mN When N is non-zero, line up a line starting with a closing
496 parentheses with the first character of the line with the
497 matching opening parentheses. (default 0).
498
499 cino=(s cino=(s,m1 >
500 c = c1 && ( c = c1 && (
501 c2 || c2 ||
502 c3 c3
503 ) && c4; ) && c4;
504 if ( if (
505 c1 && c2 c1 && c2
506 ) )
507 foo; foo;
508<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200509 *cino-M*
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000510 MN When N is non-zero, line up a line starting with a closing
511 parentheses with the first character of the previous line.
512 (default 0).
513
514 cino= cino=M1 >
515 if (cond1 && if (cond1 &&
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000516 cond2 cond2
517 ) )
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000518<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200519 *java-cinoptions* *java-indenting* *cino-j*
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200520 jN Indent Java anonymous classes correctly. Also works well for
521 Javascript. The value 'N' is currently unused but must be
522 non-zero (e.g. 'j1'). 'j1' will indent for example the
523 following code snippet correctly: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000524
525 object.add(new ChangeListener() {
526 public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
527 do_something();
528 }
529 });
530<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200531 *javascript-cinoptions* *javascript-indenting* *cino-J*
Bram Moolenaar3acfc302010-07-11 17:23:02 +0200532 JN Indent JavaScript object declarations correctly by not confusing
533 them with labels. The value 'N' is currently unused but must be
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200534 non-zero (e.g. 'J1'). If you enable this you probably also want
535 to set |cino-j|. >
Bram Moolenaar3acfc302010-07-11 17:23:02 +0200536
537 var bar = {
538 foo: {
539 that: this,
540 some: ok,
541 },
542 "bar":{
543 a : 2,
544 b: "123abc",
545 x: 4,
546 "y": 5
547 }
548 }
549<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200550 *cino-)*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000551 )N Vim searches for unclosed parentheses at most N lines away.
552 This limits the time needed to search for parentheses. (default
553 20 lines).
554
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200555 *cino-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556 *N Vim searches for unclosed comments at most N lines away. This
557 limits the time needed to search for the start of a comment.
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +0200558 If your /* */ comments stop indenting after N lines this is the
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +0200559 value you will want to change.
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +0100560 (default 70 lines).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000561
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200562 *cino-#*
Bram Moolenaar6bcbcc52013-11-05 07:13:41 +0100563 #N When N is non-zero recognize shell/Perl comments starting with
564 '#', do not recognize preprocessor lines; allow right-shifting
565 lines that start with "#".
566 When N is zero (default): don't recognize '#' comments, do
567 recognize preprocessor lines; right-shifting lines that start
568 with "#" does not work.
Bram Moolenaar39353fd2007-03-27 09:02:11 +0000569
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000570
571The defaults, spelled out in full, are:
Bram Moolenaar7720ba82017-03-08 22:19:26 +0100572 cinoptions=>s,e0,n0,f0,{0,}0,^0,L-1,:s,=s,l0,b0,gs,hs,N0,E0,ps,ts,is,+s,
Bram Moolenaar3675fa02012-04-05 17:17:42 +0200573 c3,C0,/0,(2s,us,U0,w0,W0,k0,m0,j0,J0,)20,*70,#0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000574
575Vim puts a line in column 1 if:
Bram Moolenaar6bcbcc52013-11-05 07:13:41 +0100576- It starts with '#' (preprocessor directives), if 'cinkeys' contains '#0'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000577- It starts with a label (a keyword followed by ':', other than "case" and
Bram Moolenaar02c707a2010-07-17 17:12:06 +0200578 "default") and 'cinoptions' does not contain an 'L' entry with a positive
579 value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000580- Any combination of indentations causes the line to have less than 0
581 indentation.
582
583==============================================================================
5842. Indenting by expression *indent-expression*
585
586The basics for using flexible indenting are explained in section |30.3| of the
587user manual.
588
589If you want to write your own indent file, it must set the 'indentexpr'
590option. Setting the 'indentkeys' option is often useful. See the
591$VIMRUNTIME/indent directory for examples.
592
593
594REMARKS ABOUT SPECIFIC INDENT FILES ~
595
596
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100597CLOJURE *ft-clojure-indent* *clojure-indent*
598
599Clojure indentation differs somewhat from traditional Lisps, due in part to
600the use of square and curly brackets, and otherwise by community convention.
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +0200601These conventions are not universally followed, so the Clojure indent script
602offers a few configurable options, listed below.
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100603
604If the current vim does not include searchpairpos(), the indent script falls
605back to normal 'lisp' indenting, and the following options are ignored.
606
607 *g:clojure_maxlines*
608
609Set maximum scan distance of searchpairpos(). Larger values trade performance
610for correctness when dealing with very long forms. A value of 0 will scan
611without limits.
612>
613 " Default
614 let g:clojure_maxlines = 100
615<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100616 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent*
617 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns*
618 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist*
619
620The 'lispwords' option is a list of comma-separated words that mark special
621forms whose subforms must be indented with two spaces.
622
623For example:
624>
625 (defn bad []
626 "Incorrect indentation")
627
628 (defn good []
629 "Correct indentation")
630<
631If you would like to specify 'lispwords' with a |pattern| instead, you can use
632the fuzzy indent feature:
633>
634 " Default
635 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent = 1
636 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns = ['^with', '^def', '^let']
637 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist =
638 \ ['-fn$', '\v^with-%(meta|out-str|loading-context)$']
639
640 " Legacy comma-delimited string version; the list format above is
641 " recommended. Note that patterns are implicitly anchored with ^ and $
642 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns = 'with.*,def.*,let.*'
643<
644|g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns| and |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist| are
645|Lists| of patterns that will be matched against the unquoted, unqualified
646symbol at the head of a list. This means that a pattern like "^foo" will match
647all these candidates: "foobar", "my.ns/foobar", and "#'foobar".
648
649Each candidate word is tested for special treatment in this order:
650
651 1. Return true if word is literally in 'lispwords'
652 2. Return false if word matches a pattern in
653 |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist|
654 3. Return true if word matches a pattern in
655 |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns|
656 4. Return false and indent normally otherwise
657
658 *g:clojure_special_indent_words*
659
660Some forms in Clojure are indented so that every subform is indented only two
661spaces, regardless of 'lispwords'. If you have a custom construct that should
662be indented in this idiosyncratic fashion, you can add your symbols to the
663default list below.
664>
665 " Default
666 let g:clojure_special_indent_words =
667 \ 'deftype,defrecord,reify,proxy,extend-type,extend-protocol,letfn'
668<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100669 *g:clojure_align_multiline_strings*
670
671Align subsequent lines in multiline strings to the column after the opening
672quote, instead of the same column.
673
674For example:
675>
676 (def default
677 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
678 eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
679 enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
680 nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.")
681
682 (def aligned
683 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
684 eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
685 enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
686 nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.")
687<
688This option is off by default.
689>
690 " Default
691 let g:clojure_align_multiline_strings = 0
692<
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100693 *g:clojure_align_subforms*
694
695By default, parenthesized compound forms that look like function calls and
696whose head subform is on its own line have subsequent subforms indented by
697two spaces relative to the opening paren:
698>
699 (foo
700 bar
701 baz)
702<
703Setting this option changes this behavior so that all subforms are aligned to
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +0100704the same column, emulating the default behavior of clojure-mode.el:
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100705>
706 (foo
707 bar
708 baz)
709<
710This option is off by default.
711>
712 " Default
713 let g:clojure_align_subforms = 0
714<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100715
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +0000716FORTRAN *ft-fortran-indent*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000717
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200718Block if, select case, where, and forall constructs are indented. So are
719type, interface, associate, block, and enum constructs. The indenting of
720subroutines, functions, modules, and program blocks is optional. Comments,
721labelled statements and continuation lines are indented if the Fortran is in
722free source form, whereas they are not indented if the Fortran is in fixed
723source form because of the left margin requirements. Hence manual indent
724corrections will be necessary for labelled statements and continuation lines
725when fixed source form is being used. For further discussion of the method
726used for the detection of source format see |ft-fortran-syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000727
728Do loops ~
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000729All do loops are left unindented by default. Do loops can be unstructured in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000730Fortran with (possibly multiple) loops ending on a labelled executable
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000731statement of almost arbitrary type. Correct indentation requires
732compiler-quality parsing. Old code with do loops ending on labelled statements
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000733of arbitrary type can be indented with elaborate programs such as Tidy
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000734(http://www.unb.ca/chem/ajit/f_tidy.htm). Structured do/continue loops are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000735also left unindented because continue statements are also used for purposes
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000736other than ending a do loop. Programs such as Tidy can convert structured
737do/continue loops to the do/enddo form. Do loops of the do/enddo variety can
738be indented. If you use only structured loops of the do/enddo form, you should
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000739declare this by setting the fortran_do_enddo variable in your .vimrc as
740follows >
741
742 let fortran_do_enddo=1
743
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000744in which case do loops will be indented. If all your loops are of do/enddo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000745type only in, say, .f90 files, then you should set a buffer flag with an
746autocommand such as >
747
748 au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.f90 let b:fortran_do_enddo=1
749
750to get do loops indented in .f90 files and left alone in Fortran files with
751other extensions such as .for.
752
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200753Program units ~
754The indenting of program units (subroutines, functions, modules, and program
755blocks) is enabled by default but can be suppressed if a lighter, screen-width
756preserving indent style is desired. To suppress the indenting of program
757units for all fortran files set the global fortran_indent_less variable in
758your .vimrc as follows >
759
760 let fortran_indent_less=1
761
762A finer level of suppression can be achieved by setting the corresponding
763buffer-local variable as follows >
764
765 let b:fortran_indent_less=1
766
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000767
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200768HTML *ft-html-indent* *html-indent* *html-indenting*
769
770This is about variables you can set in your vimrc to customize HTML indenting.
771
772You can set the indent for the first line after <script> and <style>
773"blocktags" (default "zero"): >
774
775 :let g:html_indent_script1 = "inc"
776 :let g:html_indent_style1 = "inc"
777<
778 VALUE MEANING ~
779 "zero" zero indent
780 "auto" auto indent (same indent as the blocktag)
781 "inc" auto indent + one indent step
782
783Many tags increase the indent for what follows per default (see "Add Indent
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200784Tags" in the script). You can add further tags with: >
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200785
786 :let g:html_indent_inctags = "html,body,head,tbody"
787
788You can also remove such tags with: >
789
790 :let g:html_indent_autotags = "th,td,tr,tfoot,thead"
791
792Default value is empty for both variables. Note: the initial "inctags" are
793only defined once per Vim session.
794
795User variables are only read when the script is sourced. To enable your
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200796changes during a session, without reloading the HTML file, you can manually
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200797do: >
798
799 :call HtmlIndent_CheckUserSettings()
800
801Detail:
802 Calculation of indent inside "blocktags" with "alien" content:
803 BLOCKTAG INDENT EXPR WHEN APPLICABLE ~
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200804 <script> : {customizable} if first line of block
805 : cindent(v:lnum) if attributes empty or contain "java"
806 : -1 else (vbscript, tcl, ...)
807 <style> : {customizable} if first line of block
808 : GetCSSIndent() else
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200809 <!-- --> : -1
810
811
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000812PHP *ft-php-indent* *php-indent* *php-indenting*
813
814NOTE: PHP files will be indented correctly only if PHP |syntax| is active.
815
816If you are editing a file in Unix 'fileformat' and '\r' characters are present
817before new lines, indentation won't proceed correctly ; you have to remove
818those useless characters first with a command like: >
819
820 :%s /\r$//g
821
822Or, you can simply |:let| the variable PHP_removeCRwhenUnix to 1 and the
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200823script will silently remove them when Vim loads a PHP file (at each |BufRead|).
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000824
825OPTIONS: ~
826
827PHP indenting can be altered in several ways by modifying the values of some
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200828global variables:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000829
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200830 *php-comment* *PHP_autoformatcomment*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200831To not enable auto-formatting of comments by default (if you want to use your
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000832own 'formatoptions'): >
833 :let g:PHP_autoformatcomment = 0
834
835Else, 't' will be removed from the 'formatoptions' string and "qrowcb" will be
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200836added, see |fo-table| for more information.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000837-------------
838
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200839 *PHP_outdentSLComments*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200840To add extra indentation to single-line comments: >
841 :let g:PHP_outdentSLComments = N
842
843With N being the number of 'shiftwidth' to add.
844
845Only single-line comments will be affected such as: >
846 # Comment
847 // Comment
848 /* Comment */
849-------------
850
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200851 *PHP_default_indenting*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200852To add extra indentation to every PHP lines with N being the number of
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000853'shiftwidth' to add: >
854 :let g:PHP_default_indenting = N
855
856For example, with N = 1, this will give:
857>
858 <?php
859 if (!isset($History_lst_sel))
860 if (!isset($History_lst_sel))
861 if (!isset($History_lst_sel)) {
862 $History_lst_sel=0;
863 } else
864 $foo="bar";
865
866 $command_hist = TRUE;
867 ?>
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200868(Notice the extra indentation between the PHP container markers and the code)
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000869-------------
870
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200871 *PHP_outdentphpescape*
872To indent PHP escape tags as the surrounding non-PHP code (only affects the
873PHP escape tags): >
874:let g:PHP_outdentphpescape = 0
Bram Moolenaar8408a9a2010-07-30 22:41:22 +0200875-------------
876
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200877 *PHP_removeCRwhenUnix*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000878To automatically remove '\r' characters when the 'fileformat' is set to Unix: >
879 :let g:PHP_removeCRwhenUnix = 1
880-------------
881
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200882 *PHP_BracesAtCodeLevel*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000883To indent braces at the same level than the code they contain: >
884 :let g:PHP_BracesAtCodeLevel = 1
885
886This will give the following result: >
887 if ($foo)
888 {
889 foo();
890 }
891Instead of: >
892 if ($foo)
893 {
894 foo();
895 }
896
897NOTE: Indenting will be a bit slower if this option is used because some
898 optimizations won't be available.
899-------------
900
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200901 *PHP_vintage_case_default_indent*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000902To indent 'case:' and 'default:' statements in switch() blocks: >
903 :let g:PHP_vintage_case_default_indent = 1
904
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200905In PHP braces are not required inside 'case/default' blocks therefore 'case:'
906and 'default:' are indented at the same level than the 'switch()' to avoid
907meaningless indentation. You can use the above option to return to the
908traditional way.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000909
910
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +0000911PYTHON *ft-python-indent*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000912
913The amount of indent can be set for the following situations. The examples
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +0000914given are the defaults. Note that the variables are set to an expression, so
915that you can change the value of 'shiftwidth' later.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000916
917Indent after an open paren: >
918 let g:pyindent_open_paren = '&sw * 2'
919Indent after a nested paren: >
920 let g:pyindent_nested_paren = '&sw'
921Indent for a continuation line: >
922 let g:pyindent_continue = '&sw * 2'
923
924
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200925R *ft-r-indent*
926
927Function arguments are aligned if they span for multiple lines. If you prefer
928do not have the arguments of functions aligned, put in your |vimrc|:
929>
930 let r_indent_align_args = 0
931<
932All lines beginning with a comment character, #, get the same indentation
933level of the normal R code. Users of Emacs/ESS may be used to have lines
934beginning with a single # indented in the 40th column, ## indented as R code,
935and ### not indented. If you prefer that lines beginning with comment
936characters are aligned as they are by Emacs/ESS, put in your |vimrc|:
937>
938 let r_indent_ess_comments = 1
939<
940If you prefer that lines beginning with a single # are aligned at a column
941different from the 40th one, you should set a new value to the variable
942r_indent_comment_column, as in the example below:
943>
944 let r_indent_comment_column = 30
945<
946Any code after a line that ends with "<-" is indented. Emacs/ESS does not
947indent the code if it is a top level function. If you prefer that the
948Vim-R-plugin behaves like Emacs/ESS in this regard, put in your |vimrc|:
949>
950 let r_indent_ess_compatible = 1
951<
952Below is an example of indentation with and without this option enabled:
953>
954 ### r_indent_ess_compatible = 1 ### r_indent_ess_compatible = 0
955 foo <- foo <-
956 function(x) function(x)
957 { {
958 paste(x) paste(x)
959 } }
960<
961
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +0000962SHELL *ft-sh-indent*
963
964The amount of indent applied under various circumstances in a shell file can
965be configured by setting the following keys in the |Dictionary|
966b:sh_indent_defaults to a specific amount or to a |Funcref| that references a
967function that will return the amount desired:
968
969b:sh_indent_options['default'] Default amount of indent.
970
971b:sh_indent_options['continuation-line']
972 Amount of indent to add to a continued line.
973
974b:sh_indent_options['case-labels']
975 Amount of indent to add for case labels.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100976 (not actually implemented)
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +0000977
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100978b:sh_indent_options['case-statements']
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +0000979 Amount of indent to add for case statements.
980
981b:sh_indent_options['case-breaks']
982 Amount of indent to add (or more likely
983 remove) for case breaks.
984
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +0000985VERILOG *ft-verilog-indent*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000986
987General block statements such as if, for, case, always, initial, function,
988specify and begin, etc., are indented. The module block statements (first
989level blocks) are not indented by default. you can turn on the indent with
990setting a variable in the .vimrc as follows: >
991
992 let b:verilog_indent_modules = 1
993
994then the module blocks will be indented. To stop this, remove the variable: >
995
996 :unlet b:verilog_indent_modules
997
998To set the variable only for Verilog file. The following statements can be
999used: >
1000
1001 au BufReadPost * if exists("b:current_syntax")
1002 au BufReadPost * if b:current_syntax == "verilog"
1003 au BufReadPost * let b:verilog_indent_modules = 1
1004 au BufReadPost * endif
1005 au BufReadPost * endif
1006
1007Furthermore, setting the variable b:verilog_indent_width to change the
1008indenting width (default is 'shiftwidth'): >
1009
1010 let b:verilog_indent_width = 4
1011 let b:verilog_indent_width = &sw * 2
1012
1013In addition, you can turn the verbose mode for debug issue: >
1014
1015 let b:verilog_indent_verbose = 1
1016
1017Make sure to do ":set cmdheight=2" first to allow the display of the message.
1018
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00001019
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +00001020VHDL *ft-vhdl-indent*
1021
1022Alignment of generic/port mapping statements are performed by default. This
1023causes the following alignment example: >
1024
1025 ENTITY sync IS
1026 PORT (
1027 clk : IN STD_LOGIC;
1028 reset_n : IN STD_LOGIC;
1029 data_input : IN STD_LOGIC;
1030 data_out : OUT STD_LOGIC
1031 );
1032 END ENTITY sync;
1033
1034To turn this off, add >
1035
1036 let g:vhdl_indent_genportmap = 0
1037
1038to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
1039
1040 ENTITY sync IS
1041 PORT (
1042 clk : IN STD_LOGIC;
1043 reset_n : IN STD_LOGIC;
1044 data_input : IN STD_LOGIC;
1045 data_out : OUT STD_LOGIC
1046 );
1047 END ENTITY sync;
1048
1049----------------------------------------
1050
1051Alignment of right-hand side assignment "<=" statements are performed by
1052default. This causes the following alignment example: >
1053
1054 sig_out <= (bus_a(1) AND
1055 (sig_b OR sig_c)) OR
1056 (bus_a(0) AND sig_d);
1057
1058To turn this off, add >
1059
1060 let g:vhdl_indent_rhsassign = 0
1061
1062to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
1063
1064 sig_out <= (bus_a(1) AND
1065 (sig_b OR sig_c)) OR
1066 (bus_a(0) AND sig_d);
1067
1068----------------------------------------
1069
1070Full-line comments (lines that begin with "--") are indented to be aligned with
1071the very previous line's comment, PROVIDED that a whitespace follows after
1072"--".
1073
1074For example: >
1075
1076 sig_a <= sig_b; -- start of a comment
1077 -- continuation of the comment
1078 -- more of the same comment
1079
1080While in Insert mode, after typing "-- " (note the space " "), hitting CTRL-F
1081will align the current "-- " with the previous line's "--".
1082
1083If the very previous line does not contain "--", THEN the full-line comment
1084will be aligned with the start of the next non-blank line that is NOT a
1085full-line comment.
1086
1087Indenting the following code: >
1088
1089 sig_c <= sig_d; -- comment 0
1090 -- comment 1
1091 -- comment 2
1092 --debug_code:
1093 --PROCESS(debug_in)
1094 --BEGIN
1095 -- FOR i IN 15 DOWNTO 0 LOOP
1096 -- debug_out(8*i+7 DOWNTO 8*i) <= debug_in(15-i);
1097 -- END LOOP;
1098 --END PROCESS debug_code;
1099
1100 -- comment 3
1101 sig_e <= sig_f; -- comment 4
1102 -- comment 5
1103
1104results in: >
1105
1106 sig_c <= sig_d; -- comment 0
1107 -- comment 1
1108 -- comment 2
1109 --debug_code:
1110 --PROCESS(debug_in)
1111 --BEGIN
1112 -- FOR i IN 15 DOWNTO 0 LOOP
1113 -- debug_out(8*i+7 DOWNTO 8*i) <= debug_in(15-i);
1114 -- END LOOP;
1115 --END PROCESS debug_code;
1116
1117 -- comment 3
1118 sig_e <= sig_f; -- comment 4
1119 -- comment 5
1120
1121Notice that "--debug_code:" does not align with "-- comment 2"
1122because there is no whitespace that follows after "--" in "--debug_code:".
1123
1124Given the dynamic nature of indenting comments, indenting should be done TWICE.
1125On the first pass, code will be indented. On the second pass, full-line
1126comments will be indented according to the correctly indented code.
1127
1128
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1131For indenting Vim scripts there is one variable that specifies the amount of
1132indent for a continuation line, a line that starts with a backslash: >
1133
1134 :let g:vim_indent_cont = &sw * 3
1135
1136Three times shiftwidth is the default value.
1137
1138
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