clang-format: Cannot add a line break between a if-condition clause and its left bracket

[littlebutt]

Description

I want to add a new line between a if-condition clause and its left bracket like that:

Before:

if (condition) {
    // do something
}

After:

if (condition)
{
    // do something
}

After reading the document here, I tried to modify my .clang-format like this:

BasedOnStyle: LLVM
IndentWidth: 4
ColumnLimit: 100
BraceWrapping:
    AfterControlStatement: Always
    BeforeElse: true

But it did not work.

I also want to add a line break around the else statement but I did not find the correct way.

clang-format version

clang-format version 18.1.8

OS

Windows 10 22H2

clang version

clang version 18.1.8
Target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
Thread model: posix

[owenca]

As documented there:

If BreakBeforeBraces is set to BS_Custom, use this to specify how each individual brace case should be handled. Otherwise, this is ignored.

[owenca]

Fixed the typo in 25af8f5 (BS_Custom to Custom)