Code formatting automatically deletes space between `#define` and `something`

[lakshits11]

Type: LanguageService

Describe the bug

• OS and Version: Windows 10
• VS Code Version:Insiders
• C/C++ Extension Version: 1.2.2
• Other extensions you installed (and if the issue persists after disabling them): NO
• Does this issue involve using SSH remote to run the extension on a remote machine?: NO
• A clear and concise description of what the bug is, including information about the workspace (i.e. is the workspace a single project or multiple projects, size of the project, etc).

- Here in before and after you can see that it automatically deletes spaces between #define and something after define
Like I had #define ll ************* long long int . Here * means spaces.
But after formatting it becomes #define ll long long int

Before

After

Steps to reproduce

1. Make a folder and inside it create a cpp file.
2. Copy code from pastebin
3. Format file using clang-format according to settings.

Expected behavior

What I want is that it should not delete those spaces and everything else like formatting style for braces etc. remain same as it is now.
And yes, I use gcc compiler on my system. Editor uses the default clang format bundled with the extension and I also didn't created any file for specifying any format settings.

[sean-mcmanus]

Use the clang-format option: AlignConsecutiveMacros: true (see https://releases.llvm.org/11.0.0/tools/clang/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html ) to get something similar:

#define ll            long long int
#define mod           1000000007
#define vi            vector<int>
#define vll           vector<ll>
#define vvi           vector<vi>
#define loop(i, a, b) for (int i = (a); i <= (b); i++)
#define pray(arr, a, b)              \
    for (int z = (a); z <= (b); z++) \
        cout << (arr[z]) << " ";     \
    cout << endl;

clang-format 12 is changing that style: https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormatStyleOptions.html .

The only way to get no alterations with formatting is to use "C_Cpp.formatting": "vcFormat".

[lakshits11]

Yeah, I tried using vcFormat but I couldn't find a option to open brackets in new line just like clang-format. And also can you please help me how to get the .clang-format file. I use mingw on my system.

[lakshits11]

Well I got the AlignConsecutiveMacros: true to work. But still I am not able to move brackets to new line using vcFormat. Please help me with that. Thank You!

[sean-mcmanus]

You can change the various settings C_Cpp.vcFormat.newLine.* to "newLine". Let me know if you find a case that isn't working. FYI, vcFormat is a completely different formatting engine compared to clangFormat.

[lakshits11]

I did that too but still got problems.

[sean-mcmanus]

Are you able to provide more info on the problem?