Change brace coding style in QtCreator

Question

I want to change the braces coding style in Qt Creator 2.7.1. Currently, it is:

void bar(int i)
{
    static int counter = 0;
    counter += i;
}

But I want to change it to:

void bar(int i) {
    static int counter = 0;
    counter += i;
}

If I go to Options -> C++ -> Edit -> Braces, I can only change the indent of the braces. Changing the position of the braces manually in the preview text field, doesn't take any effect.

Mussorgsky

Answer 1

Artistic Style Plugin for Qt Creator IDE:

1. Download plugin for your Qt Creator IDE version (for v2.7.1 download 2.7.0 version).

2. Unpack.

3. Edit dependency version description in ArtisticStyle.pluginspec into already-installed version:

   • On terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) run qtcreator -version to get dependency version.

   • Example version description for v2.7.0:

     <dependency name="Core" version="2.7.0"/>
     <dependency name="TextEditor" version="2.7.0"/>
     <dependency name="ProjectExplorer" version="2.7.0"/>
     <dependency name="Qt4ProjectManager" version="2.7.0"/>
     

     Change to (for v2.7.1):

     <dependency name="Core" version="2.7.1"/>
     <dependency name="TextEditor" version="2.7.1"/>
     <dependency name="ProjectExplorer" version="2.7.1"/>
     <dependency name="Qt4ProjectManager" version="2.7.1"/>
     

4. Follow the normal steps from website to install the plugin.

5. Change the style through Preference -> Artistic… -> Style.

6. Add your own style and add --style=java.

Encamp

Answer 2

I've opened public suggestion at Qt Creator bug tracker -- https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTCREATORBUG-11033.

Think, that it would be more helpful to pay more attention to bug tracker.

Hope, this feature will be added in Qt Creator 3.0.

Ovid

Nope, unfortunately it's not in Qt Creator 3.0 – Spongin

@Spongin Merged in 2014, you need to enable Beautifier in plugins menu. – Wiggler

Answer 3

As of recent Creator versions (not googled when this change was made) this is controlled by clang-format. This option hould control it.

Stearic

It does not, BraceWrapping - AfterFunction should be used instead. Unfortunately, code added through "Refactor -> Add Definition" menu still has a brace on a separate line... – Trygve