How do I use intellij's code formatter in vscode?

Question

I'm working on a project that uses Typescript and Java. The code formatting used for the code style is Intellij's default formatting. I am using vscode, so I would like to use Intellij's code formatting in vscode. Is there any way I can do this?

Clercq

All you can do now is to export EditorConfig file in Settings -> Code Style -> gear icon -> Export, and import this to VSCode. Although this format has many limitations compared to Intellij format – Eratosthenes

Answer 1

From IntelliJ, export the eclipse formatter file (XML) from settings > editor > Code style > Java

In Vscode you can download the extension - Language Support for Java™ by Red Hat which can import setting from XML files.

In Vscode > user - settings.json add the following

"java.format.enabled": true,
"java.format.settings.url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/google/styleguide/gh-pages/eclipse-java-google-style.xml",
"[java]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "redhat.java"
}

you can replace the URL with the local file path or a GitHub XML raw file link (of the previously exported IntelliJ XML file)

for more information on the Vscode extension, you can refer following links

• https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-linting
• https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Formatter-settings

However, do note that there still might be differences in formatting between both IDEs (I think it's due to IntelliJ having a separate IntelliJ code style XML along with Eclipse XML which overrides some rules). I prefer to use the eclipse-java-google-style.xml on both IDEs as it seems more consistent while formatting.

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