How to enable Prettier VScode

"Learn how to use Prettier in VSCode, a popular code editor, with a simple example."

Enabling Prettier in VSCode

Prettier is a code formatter that helps developers write code faster and more efficiently. It is a great tool for ensuring that code is readable, consistent, and conforms to coding standards. It can be easily enabled in Visual Studio Code.

To enable Prettier in VSCode, first open VSCode and click on the Extensions tab in the left panel. In the search box, type in "Prettier". A list of possible extensions will appear. Select the Prettier - Code Formatter extension and click the green "Install" button.

Once installed, click the gear icon in the top right corner of the window and select "User Settings". Scroll down to find the "prettier.js" option. This should be set to "true".

The next step is to set up the configuration file. This can be done by clicking the gear icon again and selecting "Preferences". Then, click on the "Workspace" tab and select "Settings". In the search box, type in "prettier". This will bring up the Prettier configuration options.

The most important options to configure are the "tabWidth" and "useTabs" settings. These two settings determine how tabs are displayed in the code. The tabWidth setting dictates how many spaces are used for each tab, while the useTabs setting determines whether tabs or spaces are used.

Once these settings are configured, Prettier is ready to use. To format a file, simply open the file in VSCode and press Shift+Alt+F. This will open a dialog box asking if you want to format the file with Prettier. Select "Yes" and Prettier will automatically format the code according to the settings you specified.

Prettier is a great tool for making sure that code is readable and conforms to coding standards. It is easy to enable and configure in Visual Studio Code, and it can save developers a lot of time and hassle when writing code.