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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.
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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
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +010063The default is "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e" which specifies that indenting
64occurs as follows:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000065
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
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +010069 "0]" if you type ']' as the first character in a line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000070 ":" if you type ':' after a label or case statement
71 "0#" if you type '#' as the first character in a line
72 "!^F" if you type CTRL-F (which is not inserted)
73 "o" if you type a <CR> anywhere or use the "o" command (not in
74 insert mode!)
75 "O" if you use the "O" command (not in insert mode!)
76 "e" if you type the second 'e' for an "else" at the start of a
77 line
78
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +000079Characters that can precede each key: *i_CTRL-F*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000080! When a '!' precedes the key, Vim will not insert the key but will
81 instead reindent the current line. This allows you to define a
82 command key for reindenting the current line. CTRL-F is the default
83 key for this. Be careful if you define CTRL-I for this because CTRL-I
84 is the ASCII code for <Tab>.
85* When a '*' precedes the key, Vim will reindent the line before
86 inserting the key. If 'cinkeys' contains "*<Return>", Vim reindents
87 the current line before opening a new line.
880 When a zero precedes the key (but appears after '!' or '*') Vim will
89 reindent the line only if the key is the first character you type in
90 the line. When used before "=" Vim will only reindent the line if
91 there is only white space before the word.
92
93When neither '!' nor '*' precedes the key, Vim reindents the line after you
94type the key. So ';' sets the indentation of a line which includes the ';'.
95
96Special key names:
97<> Angle brackets mean spelled-out names of keys. For example: "<Up>",
98 "<Ins>" (see |key-notation|).
99^ Letters preceded by a caret (^) are control characters. For example:
100 "^F" is CTRL-F.
101o Reindent a line when you use the "o" command or when Vim opens a new
102 line below the current one (e.g., when you type <Enter> in insert
103 mode).
104O Reindent a line when you use the "O" command.
105e Reindent a line that starts with "else" when you type the second 'e'.
106: Reindent a line when a ':' is typed which is after a label or case
107 statement. Don't reindent for a ":" in "class::method" for C++. To
108 Reindent for any ":", use "<:>".
109=word Reindent when typing the last character of "word". "word" may
110 actually be part of another word. Thus "=end" would cause reindenting
111 when typing the "d" in "endif" or "endwhile". But not when typing
112 "bend". Also reindent when completion produces a word that starts
113 with "word". "0=word" reindents when there is only white space before
114 the word.
115=~word Like =word, but ignore case.
116
117If you really want to reindent when you type 'o', 'O', 'e', '0', '<', '>',
118'*', ':' or '!', use "<o>", "<O>", "<e>", "<0>", "<<>", "<>>", "<*>", "<:>" or
119"<!>", respectively, for those keys.
120
121For an emacs-style indent mode where lines aren't indented every time you
Bram Moolenaar5c3e56a2007-05-12 13:43:14 +0000122press <Enter> but only if you press <Tab>, I suggest:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000123 :set cinkeys=0{,0},:,0#,!<Tab>,!^F
124You might also want to switch off 'autoindent' then.
125
126Note: If you change the current line's indentation manually, Vim ignores the
127cindent settings for that line. This prevents vim from reindenting after you
128have changed the indent by typing <BS>, <Tab>, or <Space> in the indent or
129used CTRL-T or CTRL-D.
130
131 *cinoptions-values*
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200132The 'cinoptions' option sets how Vim performs indentation. The value after
133the option character can be one of these (N is any number):
134 N indent N spaces
135 -N indent N spaces to the left
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200136 Ns N times 'shiftwidth' spaces
137 -Ns N times 'shiftwidth' spaces to the left
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200138
139In the list below,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000140"N" represents a number of your choice (the number can be negative). When
141there is an 's' after the number, Vim multiplies the number by 'shiftwidth':
142"1s" is 'shiftwidth', "2s" is two times 'shiftwidth', etc. You can use a
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200143decimal point, too: "-0.5s" is minus half a 'shiftwidth'.
144The examples below assume a 'shiftwidth' of 4.
145 *cino->*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000146 >N Amount added for "normal" indent. Used after a line that should
147 increase the indent (lines starting with "if", an opening brace,
148 etc.). (default 'shiftwidth').
149
150 cino= cino=>2 cino=>2s >
151 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
152 { { {
153 foo; foo; foo;
154 } } }
155<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200156 *cino-e*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000157 eN Add N to the prevailing indent inside a set of braces if the
158 opening brace at the End of the line (more precise: is not the
159 first character in a line). This is useful if you want a
160 different indent when the '{' is at the start of the line from
161 when '{' is at the end of the line. (default 0).
162
163 cino= cino=e2 cino=e-2 >
164 if (cond) { if (cond) { if (cond) {
165 foo; foo; foo;
166 } } }
167 else else else
168 { { {
169 bar; bar; bar;
170 } } }
171<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200172 *cino-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000173 nN Add N to the prevailing indent for a statement after an "if",
174 "while", etc., if it is NOT inside a set of braces. This is
175 useful if you want a different indent when there is no '{'
176 before the statement from when there is a '{' before it.
177 (default 0).
178
179 cino= cino=n2 cino=n-2 >
180 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
181 foo; foo; foo;
182 else else else
183 { { {
184 bar; bar; bar;
185 } } }
186<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200187 *cino-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000188 fN Place the first opening brace of a function or other block in
189 column N. This applies only for an opening brace that is not
190 inside other braces and is at the start of the line. What comes
191 after the brace is put relative to this brace. (default 0).
192
193 cino= cino=f.5s cino=f1s >
194 func() func() func()
195 { { {
196 int foo; int foo; int foo;
197<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200198 *cino-{*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000199 {N Place opening braces N characters from the prevailing indent.
200 This applies only for opening braces that are inside other
201 braces. (default 0).
202
203 cino= cino={.5s cino={1s >
204 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
205 { { {
206 foo; foo; foo;
207<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200208 *cino-}*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000209 }N Place closing braces N characters from the matching opening
210 brace. (default 0).
211
212 cino= cino={2,}-0.5s cino=}2 >
213 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
214 { { {
215 foo; foo; foo;
216 } } }
217<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200218 *cino-^*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000219 ^N Add N to the prevailing indent inside a set of braces if the
220 opening brace is in column 0. This can specify a different
221 indent for whole of a function (some may like to set it to a
222 negative number). (default 0).
223
224 cino= cino=^-2 cino=^-s >
225 func() func() func()
226 { { {
227 if (cond) if (cond) if (cond)
228 { { {
229 a = b; a = b; a = b;
230 } } }
231 } } }
232<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200233 *cino-L*
Bram Moolenaar02c707a2010-07-17 17:12:06 +0200234 LN Controls placement of jump labels. If N is negative, the label
235 will be placed at column 1. If N is non-negative, the indent of
236 the label will be the prevailing indent minus N. (default -1).
237
238 cino= cino=L2 cino=Ls >
239 func() func() func()
240 { { {
241 { { {
242 stmt; stmt; stmt;
243 LABEL: LABEL: LABEL:
244 } } }
245 } } }
246<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200247 *cino-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000248 :N Place case labels N characters from the indent of the switch().
249 (default 'shiftwidth').
250
251 cino= cino=:0 >
252 switch (x) switch(x)
253 { {
254 case 1: case 1:
255 a = b; a = b;
256 default: default:
257 } }
258<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200259 *cino-=*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000260 =N Place statements occurring after a case label N characters from
261 the indent of the label. (default 'shiftwidth').
262
263 cino= cino==10 >
264 case 11: case 11: a = a + 1;
265 a = a + 1; b = b + 1;
266<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200267 *cino-l*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000268 lN If N != 0 Vim will align with a case label instead of the
269 statement after it in the same line.
270
271 cino= cino=l1 >
272 switch (a) { switch (a) {
273 case 1: { case 1: {
274 break; break;
275 } }
276<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200277 *cino-b*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000278 bN If N != 0 Vim will align a final "break" with the case label,
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000279 so that case..break looks like a sort of block. (default: 0).
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +0100280 When using 1, consider adding "0=break" to 'cinkeys'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000281
282 cino= cino=b1 >
283 switch (x) switch(x)
284 { {
285 case 1: case 1:
286 a = b; a = b;
287 break; break;
288
289 default: default:
290 a = 0; a = 0;
291 break; break;
292 } }
293<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200294 *cino-g*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000295 gN Place C++ scope declarations N characters from the indent of the
296 block they are in. (default 'shiftwidth'). A scope declaration
297 can be "public:", "protected:" or "private:".
298
299 cino= cino=g0 >
300 { {
301 public: public:
302 a = b; a = b;
303 private: private:
304 } }
305<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200306 *cino-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000307 hN Place statements occurring after a C++ scope declaration N
308 characters from the indent of the label. (default
309 'shiftwidth').
310
311 cino= cino=h10 >
312 public: public: a = a + 1;
313 a = a + 1; b = b + 1;
314<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200315 *cino-N*
316 NN Indent inside C++ namespace N characters extra compared to a
317 normal block. (default 0).
318
319 cino= cino=N-s >
320 namespace { namespace {
321 void function(); void function();
322 } }
323
324 namespace my namespace my
325 { {
326 void function(); void function();
327 } }
328<
Bram Moolenaar7720ba82017-03-08 22:19:26 +0100329 *cino-E*
330 EN Indent inside C++ linkage specifications (extern "C" or
331 extern "C++") N characters extra compared to a normal block.
332 (default 0).
333
334 cino= cino=E-s >
335 extern "C" { extern "C" {
336 void function(); void function();
337 } }
338
339 extern "C" extern "C"
340 { {
341 void function(); void function();
342 } }
343<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200344 *cino-p*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000345 pN Parameter declarations for K&R-style function declarations will
346 be indented N characters from the margin. (default
347 'shiftwidth').
348
349 cino= cino=p0 cino=p2s >
350 func(a, b) func(a, b) func(a, b)
351 int a; int a; int a;
352 char b; char b; char b;
353<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200354 *cino-t*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000355 tN Indent a function return type declaration N characters from the
356 margin. (default 'shiftwidth').
357
358 cino= cino=t0 cino=t7 >
359 int int int
360 func() func() func()
361<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200362 *cino-i*
Bram Moolenaar551dbcc2006-04-25 22:13:59 +0000363 iN Indent C++ base class declarations and constructor
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000364 initializations, if they start in a new line (otherwise they
365 are aligned at the right side of the ':').
366 (default 'shiftwidth').
367
368 cino= cino=i0 >
369 class MyClass : class MyClass :
370 public BaseClass public BaseClass
371 {} {}
372 MyClass::MyClass() : MyClass::MyClass() :
373 BaseClass(3) BaseClass(3)
374 {} {}
375<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200376 *cino-+*
Bram Moolenaar662db672011-03-22 14:05:35 +0100377 +N Indent a continuation line (a line that spills onto the next)
378 inside a function N additional characters. (default
379 'shiftwidth').
380 Outside of a function, when the previous line ended in a
381 backslash, the 2 * N is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000382
383 cino= cino=+10 >
384 a = b + 9 * a = b + 9 *
385 c; c;
386<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200387 *cino-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000388 cN Indent comment lines after the comment opener, when there is no
389 other text with which to align, N characters from the comment
390 opener. (default 3). See also |format-comments|.
391
392 cino= cino=c5 >
393 /* /*
394 text. text.
395 */ */
396<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200397 *cino-C*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000398 CN When N is non-zero, indent comment lines by the amount specified
399 with the c flag above even if there is other text behind the
400 comment opener. (default 0).
401
402 cino=c0 cino=c0,C1 >
403 /******** /********
404 text. text.
405 ********/ ********/
406< (Example uses ":set comments& comments-=s1:/* comments^=s0:/*")
407
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200408 *cino-/*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000409 /N Indent comment lines N characters extra. (default 0).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000410 cino= cino=/4 >
411 a = b; a = b;
412 /* comment */ /* comment */
413 c = d; c = d;
414<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200415 *cino-(*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000416 (N When in unclosed parentheses, indent N characters from the line
417 with the unclosed parentheses. Add a 'shiftwidth' for every
Bram Moolenaar51ad4ea2018-04-06 11:14:11 +0200418 extra unclosed parentheses. When N is 0 or the unclosed
419 parentheses is the first non-white character in its line, line
420 up with the next non-white character after the unclosed
421 parentheses. (default 'shiftwidth' * 2).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000422
423 cino= cino=(0 >
424 if (c1 && (c2 || if (c1 && (c2 ||
425 c3)) c3))
426 foo; foo;
427 if (c1 && if (c1 &&
428 (c2 || c3)) (c2 || c3))
429 { {
430<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200431 *cino-u*
Bram Moolenaar51ad4ea2018-04-06 11:14:11 +0200432 uN Same as (N, but for one nesting level deeper.
433 (default 'shiftwidth').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000434
435 cino= cino=u2 >
436 if (c123456789 if (c123456789
437 && (c22345 && (c22345
438 || c3)) || c3))
439<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200440 *cino-U*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000441 UN When N is non-zero, do not ignore the indenting specified by
442 ( or u in case that the unclosed parentheses is the first
443 non-white character in its line. (default 0).
444
445 cino= or cino=(s cino=(s,U1 >
446 c = c1 && c = c1 &&
447 ( (
448 c2 || c2 ||
449 c3 c3
450 ) && c4; ) && c4;
451<
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200452 *cino-w*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000453 wN When in unclosed parentheses and N is non-zero and either
454 using "(0" or "u0", respectively, or using "U0" and the unclosed
455 parentheses is the first non-white character in its line, line
456 up with the character immediately after the unclosed parentheses
457 rather than the first non-white character. (default 0).
458
459 cino=(0 cino=(0,w1 >
460 if ( c1 if ( c1
461 && ( c2 && ( c2
462 || c3)) || c3))
463 foo; foo;
464<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200465 *cino-W*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000466 WN When in unclosed parentheses and N is non-zero and either
467 using "(0" or "u0", respectively and the unclosed parentheses is
468 the last non-white character in its line and it is not the
469 closing parentheses, indent the following line N characters
470 relative to the outer context (i.e. start of the line or the
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000471 next unclosed parentheses). (default: 0).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000472
473 cino=(0 cino=(0,W4 >
474 a_long_line( a_long_line(
475 argument, argument,
476 argument); argument);
477 a_short_line(argument, a_short_line(argument,
478 argument); argument);
479<
Bram Moolenaar3675fa02012-04-05 17:17:42 +0200480 *cino-k*
481 kN When in unclosed parentheses which follow "if", "for" or
482 "while" and N is non-zero, overrides the behaviour defined by
483 "(N": causes the indent to be N characters relative to the outer
484 context (i.e. the line where "if", "for" or "while" is). Has
485 no effect on deeper levels of nesting. Affects flags like "wN"
486 only for the "if", "for" and "while" conditions. If 0, defaults
487 to behaviour defined by the "(N" flag. (default: 0).
488
489 cino=(0 cino=(0,ks >
490 if (condition1 if (condition1
491 && condition2) && condition2)
492 action(); action();
493 function(argument1 function(argument1
494 && argument2); && argument2);
495<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200496 *cino-m*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000497 mN When N is non-zero, line up a line starting with a closing
498 parentheses with the first character of the line with the
499 matching opening parentheses. (default 0).
500
501 cino=(s cino=(s,m1 >
502 c = c1 && ( c = c1 && (
503 c2 || c2 ||
504 c3 c3
505 ) && c4; ) && c4;
506 if ( if (
507 c1 && c2 c1 && c2
508 ) )
509 foo; foo;
510<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200511 *cino-M*
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000512 MN When N is non-zero, line up a line starting with a closing
513 parentheses with the first character of the previous line.
514 (default 0).
515
516 cino= cino=M1 >
517 if (cond1 && if (cond1 &&
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +0000518 cond2 cond2
519 ) )
Bram Moolenaar9e54a0e2006-04-14 20:42:25 +0000520<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200521 *java-cinoptions* *java-indenting* *cino-j*
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200522 jN Indent Java anonymous classes correctly. Also works well for
523 Javascript. The value 'N' is currently unused but must be
524 non-zero (e.g. 'j1'). 'j1' will indent for example the
525 following code snippet correctly: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000526
527 object.add(new ChangeListener() {
528 public void stateChanged(ChangeEvent e) {
529 do_something();
530 }
531 });
532<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200533 *javascript-cinoptions* *javascript-indenting* *cino-J*
Bram Moolenaar3acfc302010-07-11 17:23:02 +0200534 JN Indent JavaScript object declarations correctly by not confusing
535 them with labels. The value 'N' is currently unused but must be
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +0200536 non-zero (e.g. 'J1'). If you enable this you probably also want
537 to set |cino-j|. >
Bram Moolenaar3acfc302010-07-11 17:23:02 +0200538
539 var bar = {
540 foo: {
541 that: this,
542 some: ok,
543 },
544 "bar":{
545 a : 2,
546 b: "123abc",
547 x: 4,
548 "y": 5
549 }
550 }
551<
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200552 *cino-)*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000553 )N Vim searches for unclosed parentheses at most N lines away.
554 This limits the time needed to search for parentheses. (default
555 20 lines).
556
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200557 *cino-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000558 *N Vim searches for unclosed comments at most N lines away. This
559 limits the time needed to search for the start of a comment.
Bram Moolenaard09acef2012-09-21 14:54:30 +0200560 If your /* */ comments stop indenting after N lines this is the
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +0200561 value you will want to change.
Bram Moolenaar6dfc28b2010-02-11 14:19:15 +0100562 (default 70 lines).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000563
Bram Moolenaared38b0a2011-05-25 15:16:18 +0200564 *cino-#*
Bram Moolenaar6bcbcc52013-11-05 07:13:41 +0100565 #N When N is non-zero recognize shell/Perl comments starting with
566 '#', do not recognize preprocessor lines; allow right-shifting
567 lines that start with "#".
568 When N is zero (default): don't recognize '#' comments, do
569 recognize preprocessor lines; right-shifting lines that start
570 with "#" does not work.
Bram Moolenaar39353fd2007-03-27 09:02:11 +0000571
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000572
573The defaults, spelled out in full, are:
Bram Moolenaar7720ba82017-03-08 22:19:26 +0100574 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 +0200575 c3,C0,/0,(2s,us,U0,w0,W0,k0,m0,j0,J0,)20,*70,#0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000576
577Vim puts a line in column 1 if:
Bram Moolenaar6bcbcc52013-11-05 07:13:41 +0100578- It starts with '#' (preprocessor directives), if 'cinkeys' contains '#0'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000579- It starts with a label (a keyword followed by ':', other than "case" and
Bram Moolenaar02c707a2010-07-17 17:12:06 +0200580 "default") and 'cinoptions' does not contain an 'L' entry with a positive
581 value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000582- Any combination of indentations causes the line to have less than 0
583 indentation.
584
585==============================================================================
5862. Indenting by expression *indent-expression*
587
588The basics for using flexible indenting are explained in section |30.3| of the
589user manual.
590
591If you want to write your own indent file, it must set the 'indentexpr'
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +0100592option. Setting the 'indentkeys' option is often useful.
593See the $VIMRUNTIME/indent/README.txt file for hints.
594See the $VIMRUNTIME/indent directory for examples.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000595
596
597REMARKS ABOUT SPECIFIC INDENT FILES ~
598
599
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100600CLOJURE *ft-clojure-indent* *clojure-indent*
601
602Clojure indentation differs somewhat from traditional Lisps, due in part to
603the use of square and curly brackets, and otherwise by community convention.
Bram Moolenaarbaca7f72013-09-22 14:42:24 +0200604These conventions are not universally followed, so the Clojure indent script
605offers a few configurable options, listed below.
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100606
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100607If the current vim does not include |searchpairpos()|, the indent script falls
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100608back to normal 'lisp' indenting, and the following options are ignored.
609
610 *g:clojure_maxlines*
611
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100612Set maximum scan distance of |searchpairpos()|. Larger values trade
613performance for correctness when dealing with very long forms. A value of 0
614will scan without limits.
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100615>
616 " Default
617 let g:clojure_maxlines = 100
618<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100619 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent*
620 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns*
621 *g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist*
622
623The 'lispwords' option is a list of comma-separated words that mark special
624forms whose subforms must be indented with two spaces.
625
626For example:
627>
628 (defn bad []
629 "Incorrect indentation")
630
631 (defn good []
632 "Correct indentation")
633<
634If you would like to specify 'lispwords' with a |pattern| instead, you can use
635the fuzzy indent feature:
636>
637 " Default
638 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent = 1
639 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns = ['^with', '^def', '^let']
640 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist =
641 \ ['-fn$', '\v^with-%(meta|out-str|loading-context)$']
642
643 " Legacy comma-delimited string version; the list format above is
644 " recommended. Note that patterns are implicitly anchored with ^ and $
645 let g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns = 'with.*,def.*,let.*'
646<
647|g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns| and |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist| are
648|Lists| of patterns that will be matched against the unquoted, unqualified
649symbol at the head of a list. This means that a pattern like "^foo" will match
650all these candidates: "foobar", "my.ns/foobar", and "#'foobar".
651
652Each candidate word is tested for special treatment in this order:
653
654 1. Return true if word is literally in 'lispwords'
655 2. Return false if word matches a pattern in
656 |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_blacklist|
657 3. Return true if word matches a pattern in
658 |g:clojure_fuzzy_indent_patterns|
659 4. Return false and indent normally otherwise
660
661 *g:clojure_special_indent_words*
662
663Some forms in Clojure are indented so that every subform is indented only two
664spaces, regardless of 'lispwords'. If you have a custom construct that should
665be indented in this idiosyncratic fashion, you can add your symbols to the
666default list below.
667>
668 " Default
669 let g:clojure_special_indent_words =
670 \ 'deftype,defrecord,reify,proxy,extend-type,extend-protocol,letfn'
671<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100672 *g:clojure_align_multiline_strings*
673
674Align subsequent lines in multiline strings to the column after the opening
675quote, instead of the same column.
676
677For example:
678>
679 (def default
680 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
681 eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
682 enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
683 nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.")
684
685 (def aligned
686 "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do
687 eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut
688 enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris
689 nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.")
690<
691This option is off by default.
692>
693 " Default
694 let g:clojure_align_multiline_strings = 0
695<
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100696 *g:clojure_align_subforms*
697
698By default, parenthesized compound forms that look like function calls and
699whose head subform is on its own line have subsequent subforms indented by
700two spaces relative to the opening paren:
701>
702 (foo
703 bar
704 baz)
705<
706Setting this option changes this behavior so that all subforms are aligned to
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +0100707the same column, emulating the default behavior of clojure-mode.el:
Bram Moolenaar438f67a2014-01-07 06:09:28 +0100708>
709 (foo
710 bar
711 baz)
712<
713This option is off by default.
714>
715 " Default
716 let g:clojure_align_subforms = 0
717<
Bram Moolenaarfa13eef2013-02-06 17:34:04 +0100718
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +0000719FORTRAN *ft-fortran-indent*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000720
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200721Block if, select case, where, and forall constructs are indented. So are
722type, interface, associate, block, and enum constructs. The indenting of
723subroutines, functions, modules, and program blocks is optional. Comments,
724labelled statements and continuation lines are indented if the Fortran is in
725free source form, whereas they are not indented if the Fortran is in fixed
726source form because of the left margin requirements. Hence manual indent
727corrections will be necessary for labelled statements and continuation lines
728when fixed source form is being used. For further discussion of the method
729used for the detection of source format see |ft-fortran-syntax|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000730
731Do loops ~
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000732All do loops are left unindented by default. Do loops can be unstructured in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000733Fortran with (possibly multiple) loops ending on a labelled executable
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000734statement of almost arbitrary type. Correct indentation requires
735compiler-quality parsing. Old code with do loops ending on labelled statements
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000736of arbitrary type can be indented with elaborate programs such as Tidy
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000737(http://www.unb.ca/chem/ajit/f_tidy.htm). Structured do/continue loops are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000738also left unindented because continue statements are also used for purposes
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000739other than ending a do loop. Programs such as Tidy can convert structured
740do/continue loops to the do/enddo form. Do loops of the do/enddo variety can
741be indented. If you use only structured loops of the do/enddo form, you should
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000742declare this by setting the fortran_do_enddo variable in your .vimrc as
743follows >
744
745 let fortran_do_enddo=1
746
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +0000747in which case do loops will be indented. If all your loops are of do/enddo
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000748type only in, say, .f90 files, then you should set a buffer flag with an
749autocommand such as >
750
751 au! BufRead,BufNewFile *.f90 let b:fortran_do_enddo=1
752
753to get do loops indented in .f90 files and left alone in Fortran files with
754other extensions such as .for.
755
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +0200756Program units ~
757The indenting of program units (subroutines, functions, modules, and program
758blocks) is enabled by default but can be suppressed if a lighter, screen-width
759preserving indent style is desired. To suppress the indenting of program
760units for all fortran files set the global fortran_indent_less variable in
761your .vimrc as follows >
762
763 let fortran_indent_less=1
764
765A finer level of suppression can be achieved by setting the corresponding
766buffer-local variable as follows >
767
768 let b:fortran_indent_less=1
769
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000770
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200771HTML *ft-html-indent* *html-indent* *html-indenting*
772
773This is about variables you can set in your vimrc to customize HTML indenting.
774
775You can set the indent for the first line after <script> and <style>
776"blocktags" (default "zero"): >
777
778 :let g:html_indent_script1 = "inc"
779 :let g:html_indent_style1 = "inc"
780<
781 VALUE MEANING ~
782 "zero" zero indent
783 "auto" auto indent (same indent as the blocktag)
784 "inc" auto indent + one indent step
785
786Many tags increase the indent for what follows per default (see "Add Indent
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200787Tags" in the script). You can add further tags with: >
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200788
789 :let g:html_indent_inctags = "html,body,head,tbody"
790
791You can also remove such tags with: >
792
793 :let g:html_indent_autotags = "th,td,tr,tfoot,thead"
794
795Default value is empty for both variables. Note: the initial "inctags" are
796only defined once per Vim session.
797
798User variables are only read when the script is sourced. To enable your
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200799changes during a session, without reloading the HTML file, you can manually
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200800do: >
801
802 :call HtmlIndent_CheckUserSettings()
803
804Detail:
805 Calculation of indent inside "blocktags" with "alien" content:
806 BLOCKTAG INDENT EXPR WHEN APPLICABLE ~
Bram Moolenaar52b91d82013-06-15 21:39:51 +0200807 <script> : {customizable} if first line of block
808 : cindent(v:lnum) if attributes empty or contain "java"
809 : -1 else (vbscript, tcl, ...)
810 <style> : {customizable} if first line of block
811 : GetCSSIndent() else
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +0200812 <!-- --> : -1
813
814
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000815PHP *ft-php-indent* *php-indent* *php-indenting*
816
817NOTE: PHP files will be indented correctly only if PHP |syntax| is active.
818
819If you are editing a file in Unix 'fileformat' and '\r' characters are present
820before new lines, indentation won't proceed correctly ; you have to remove
821those useless characters first with a command like: >
822
823 :%s /\r$//g
824
825Or, you can simply |:let| the variable PHP_removeCRwhenUnix to 1 and the
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200826script will silently remove them when Vim loads a PHP file (at each |BufRead|).
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000827
828OPTIONS: ~
829
830PHP indenting can be altered in several ways by modifying the values of some
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200831global variables:
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000832
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200833 *php-comment* *PHP_autoformatcomment*
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +0200834To not enable auto-formatting of comments by default (if you want to use your
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000835own 'formatoptions'): >
836 :let g:PHP_autoformatcomment = 0
837
838Else, 't' will be removed from the 'formatoptions' string and "qrowcb" will be
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200839added, see |fo-table| for more information.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000840-------------
841
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200842 *PHP_outdentSLComments*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200843To add extra indentation to single-line comments: >
844 :let g:PHP_outdentSLComments = N
845
846With N being the number of 'shiftwidth' to add.
847
848Only single-line comments will be affected such as: >
849 # Comment
850 // Comment
851 /* Comment */
852-------------
853
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200854 *PHP_default_indenting*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200855To add extra indentation to every PHP lines with N being the number of
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000856'shiftwidth' to add: >
857 :let g:PHP_default_indenting = N
858
859For example, with N = 1, this will give:
860>
861 <?php
862 if (!isset($History_lst_sel))
863 if (!isset($History_lst_sel))
864 if (!isset($History_lst_sel)) {
865 $History_lst_sel=0;
866 } else
867 $foo="bar";
868
869 $command_hist = TRUE;
870 ?>
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200871(Notice the extra indentation between the PHP container markers and the code)
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000872-------------
873
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200874 *PHP_outdentphpescape*
875To indent PHP escape tags as the surrounding non-PHP code (only affects the
876PHP escape tags): >
877:let g:PHP_outdentphpescape = 0
Bram Moolenaar8408a9a2010-07-30 22:41:22 +0200878-------------
879
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200880 *PHP_removeCRwhenUnix*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000881To automatically remove '\r' characters when the 'fileformat' is set to Unix: >
882 :let g:PHP_removeCRwhenUnix = 1
883-------------
884
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200885 *PHP_BracesAtCodeLevel*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000886To indent braces at the same level than the code they contain: >
887 :let g:PHP_BracesAtCodeLevel = 1
888
889This will give the following result: >
890 if ($foo)
891 {
892 foo();
893 }
894Instead of: >
895 if ($foo)
896 {
897 foo();
898 }
899
900NOTE: Indenting will be a bit slower if this option is used because some
901 optimizations won't be available.
902-------------
903
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +0200904 *PHP_vintage_case_default_indent*
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000905To indent 'case:' and 'default:' statements in switch() blocks: >
906 :let g:PHP_vintage_case_default_indent = 1
907
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +0200908In PHP braces are not required inside 'case/default' blocks therefore 'case:'
909and 'default:' are indented at the same level than the 'switch()' to avoid
910meaningless indentation. You can use the above option to return to the
911traditional way.
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +0200912-------------
913
914 *PHP_noArrowMatching*
915By default the indent script will indent multi-line chained calls by matching
916the position of the '->': >
917
918 $user_name_very_long->name()
919 ->age()
920 ->info();
921
922You can revert to the classic way of indenting by setting this option to 1: >
923 :let g:PHP_noArrowMatching = 1
924
925You will obtain the following result: >
926
927 $user_name_very_long->name()
928 ->age()
929 ->info();
930
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +0000931
932
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +0000933PYTHON *ft-python-indent*
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000934
935The amount of indent can be set for the following situations. The examples
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +0000936given are the defaults. Note that the variables are set to an expression, so
937that you can change the value of 'shiftwidth' later.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000938
939Indent after an open paren: >
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100940 let g:pyindent_open_paren = 'shiftwidth() * 2'
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000941Indent after a nested paren: >
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100942 let g:pyindent_nested_paren = 'shiftwidth()'
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000943Indent for a continuation line: >
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100944 let g:pyindent_continue = 'shiftwidth() * 2'
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000945
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +0100946The method uses |searchpair()| to look back for unclosed parenthesis. This
947can sometimes be slow, thus it timeouts after 150 msec. If you notice the
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +0200948indenting isn't correct, you can set a larger timeout in msec: >
949 let g:pyindent_searchpair_timeout = 500
950
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +0000951
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200952R *ft-r-indent*
953
954Function arguments are aligned if they span for multiple lines. If you prefer
955do not have the arguments of functions aligned, put in your |vimrc|:
956>
957 let r_indent_align_args = 0
958<
959All lines beginning with a comment character, #, get the same indentation
960level of the normal R code. Users of Emacs/ESS may be used to have lines
961beginning with a single # indented in the 40th column, ## indented as R code,
962and ### not indented. If you prefer that lines beginning with comment
963characters are aligned as they are by Emacs/ESS, put in your |vimrc|:
964>
965 let r_indent_ess_comments = 1
966<
967If you prefer that lines beginning with a single # are aligned at a column
968different from the 40th one, you should set a new value to the variable
969r_indent_comment_column, as in the example below:
970>
971 let r_indent_comment_column = 30
972<
973Any code after a line that ends with "<-" is indented. Emacs/ESS does not
974indent the code if it is a top level function. If you prefer that the
975Vim-R-plugin behaves like Emacs/ESS in this regard, put in your |vimrc|:
976>
977 let r_indent_ess_compatible = 1
978<
979Below is an example of indentation with and without this option enabled:
980>
981 ### r_indent_ess_compatible = 1 ### r_indent_ess_compatible = 0
982 foo <- foo <-
983 function(x) function(x)
984 { {
985 paste(x) paste(x)
986 } }
987<
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +0200988The code will be indented after lines that match the pattern
989`'\(&\||\|+\|-\|\*\|/\|=\|\~\|%\|->\)\s*$'`. If you want indentation after
990lines that match a different pattern, you should set the appropriate value of
991`r_indent_op_pattern` in your |vimrc|.
992
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +0200993
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +0000994SHELL *ft-sh-indent*
995
996The amount of indent applied under various circumstances in a shell file can
997be configured by setting the following keys in the |Dictionary|
998b:sh_indent_defaults to a specific amount or to a |Funcref| that references a
999function that will return the amount desired:
1000
1001b:sh_indent_options['default'] Default amount of indent.
1002
1003b:sh_indent_options['continuation-line']
1004 Amount of indent to add to a continued line.
1005
1006b:sh_indent_options['case-labels']
1007 Amount of indent to add for case labels.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001008 (not actually implemented)
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +00001009
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001010b:sh_indent_options['case-statements']
Bram Moolenaar7263a772007-05-10 17:35:54 +00001011 Amount of indent to add for case statements.
1012
1013b:sh_indent_options['case-breaks']
1014 Amount of indent to add (or more likely
1015 remove) for case breaks.
1016
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00001017VERILOG *ft-verilog-indent*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001018
1019General block statements such as if, for, case, always, initial, function,
1020specify and begin, etc., are indented. The module block statements (first
1021level blocks) are not indented by default. you can turn on the indent with
1022setting a variable in the .vimrc as follows: >
1023
1024 let b:verilog_indent_modules = 1
1025
1026then the module blocks will be indented. To stop this, remove the variable: >
1027
1028 :unlet b:verilog_indent_modules
1029
1030To set the variable only for Verilog file. The following statements can be
1031used: >
1032
1033 au BufReadPost * if exists("b:current_syntax")
1034 au BufReadPost * if b:current_syntax == "verilog"
1035 au BufReadPost * let b:verilog_indent_modules = 1
1036 au BufReadPost * endif
1037 au BufReadPost * endif
1038
1039Furthermore, setting the variable b:verilog_indent_width to change the
1040indenting width (default is 'shiftwidth'): >
1041
1042 let b:verilog_indent_width = 4
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01001043 let b:verilog_indent_width = shiftwidth() * 2
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001044
1045In addition, you can turn the verbose mode for debug issue: >
1046
1047 let b:verilog_indent_verbose = 1
1048
1049Make sure to do ":set cmdheight=2" first to allow the display of the message.
1050
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00001051
Bram Moolenaar3577c6f2008-06-24 21:16:56 +00001052VHDL *ft-vhdl-indent*
1053
1054Alignment of generic/port mapping statements are performed by default. This
1055causes the following alignment example: >
1056
1057 ENTITY sync IS
1058 PORT (
1059 clk : IN STD_LOGIC;
1060 reset_n : IN STD_LOGIC;
1061 data_input : IN STD_LOGIC;
1062 data_out : OUT STD_LOGIC
1063 );
1064 END ENTITY sync;
1065
1066To turn this off, add >
1067
1068 let g:vhdl_indent_genportmap = 0
1069
1070to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
1071
1072 ENTITY sync IS
1073 PORT (
1074 clk : IN STD_LOGIC;
1075 reset_n : IN STD_LOGIC;
1076 data_input : IN STD_LOGIC;
1077 data_out : OUT STD_LOGIC
1078 );
1079 END ENTITY sync;
1080
1081----------------------------------------
1082
1083Alignment of right-hand side assignment "<=" statements are performed by
1084default. This causes the following alignment example: >
1085
1086 sig_out <= (bus_a(1) AND
1087 (sig_b OR sig_c)) OR
1088 (bus_a(0) AND sig_d);
1089
1090To turn this off, add >
1091
1092 let g:vhdl_indent_rhsassign = 0
1093
1094to the .vimrc file, which causes the previous alignment example to change: >
1095
1096 sig_out <= (bus_a(1) AND
1097 (sig_b OR sig_c)) OR
1098 (bus_a(0) AND sig_d);
1099
1100----------------------------------------
1101
1102Full-line comments (lines that begin with "--") are indented to be aligned with
1103the very previous line's comment, PROVIDED that a whitespace follows after
1104"--".
1105
1106For example: >
1107
1108 sig_a <= sig_b; -- start of a comment
1109 -- continuation of the comment
1110 -- more of the same comment
1111
1112While in Insert mode, after typing "-- " (note the space " "), hitting CTRL-F
1113will align the current "-- " with the previous line's "--".
1114
1115If the very previous line does not contain "--", THEN the full-line comment
1116will be aligned with the start of the next non-blank line that is NOT a
1117full-line comment.
1118
1119Indenting the following code: >
1120
1121 sig_c <= sig_d; -- comment 0
1122 -- comment 1
1123 -- comment 2
1124 --debug_code:
1125 --PROCESS(debug_in)
1126 --BEGIN
1127 -- FOR i IN 15 DOWNTO 0 LOOP
1128 -- debug_out(8*i+7 DOWNTO 8*i) <= debug_in(15-i);
1129 -- END LOOP;
1130 --END PROCESS debug_code;
1131
1132 -- comment 3
1133 sig_e <= sig_f; -- comment 4
1134 -- comment 5
1135
1136results in: >
1137
1138 sig_c <= sig_d; -- comment 0
1139 -- comment 1
1140 -- comment 2
1141 --debug_code:
1142 --PROCESS(debug_in)
1143 --BEGIN
1144 -- FOR i IN 15 DOWNTO 0 LOOP
1145 -- debug_out(8*i+7 DOWNTO 8*i) <= debug_in(15-i);
1146 -- END LOOP;
1147 --END PROCESS debug_code;
1148
1149 -- comment 3
1150 sig_e <= sig_f; -- comment 4
1151 -- comment 5
1152
1153Notice that "--debug_code:" does not align with "-- comment 2"
1154because there is no whitespace that follows after "--" in "--debug_code:".
1155
1156Given the dynamic nature of indenting comments, indenting should be done TWICE.
1157On the first pass, code will be indented. On the second pass, full-line
1158comments will be indented according to the correctly indented code.
1159
1160
Bram Moolenaarda2303d2005-08-30 21:55:26 +00001161VIM *ft-vim-indent*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00001162
1163For indenting Vim scripts there is one variable that specifies the amount of
1164indent for a continuation line, a line that starts with a backslash: >
1165
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01001166 :let g:vim_indent_cont = shiftwidth() * 3
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00001167
1168Three times shiftwidth is the default value.
1169
1170
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +02001171 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: