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Visual Studio Code – How to auto format and remove extra tabs and whitespace after copy pasting code?

I switched from Eclipse to VS Code for my Java coding but now Ive just spent an entire day trying to get VS Code to format my Java code correctly.

I tried RedHat’s Language Support for Java Extension, but this didnt work.
Next I tried clang, which now formats my code as intended most of the time, however having it format away/remove these pesky extra tabs/whitespace after a copy paste job has been the bane of my day…

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No matter what clang formatting options I try, I just cannot get rid of these extra unwanted tabs/whitespace…

Please help.

Even if I have to switch to a different formatter solution instead of clang ill happily do that, I just want my java code to format the same way as my C# code… which automagically removes these tabs/whitespace for me by default.

Thanks

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    Try Ctrl + k + f By keeping the ctrl key pressed after selecting all content. this should solved your issue. Check this for more details.

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    Right mouse button and select Format Document, or use the shortcut Shift+Alt+F to format the code.

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    You can also use the command Java: Open Java Formatter with Preview to open the java extended formatting settings, where you can customize the formatting effect.

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