automatic formatting of try-catch

dave2

I use Qt Creator 4.12.4 on Windows 10.

When I type:

try

Qt Creator brings up a pop-up menu where the first item is "try{}catch(){}". When I select this item, Qt Creator automatically adds the following code:

try {
    
} catch () {
    
}

Is it possible to change the settings so the code would be:

try
{
    
}
catch ()
{
    
}

?

I was unable to find any setting for doing that in the "C++" part of the "Options - Qt Creator" dialog.

aha_1980

Hi @dave2,

Actually there are two items, the second one try and catch is a snippet, so you can adjust it: Tools > Options > Text Editor > Snippets > C++

The first one try {} catch () {} seems to come from Clang and can not be changed, AFAIK.

Regards

Christian Ehrlicher

Use an automatic styler when saving the file (e.g. beautifier plugin) and don't worry about the formatting anymore.

aha_1980

Hi @dave2,

Actually there are two items, the second one try and catch is a snippet, so you can adjust it: Tools > Options > Text Editor > Snippets > C++

The first one try {} catch () {} seems to come from Clang and can not be changed, AFAIK.

Regards

dave2

@aha_1980 This is exactly, not almost, what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!