Indenting Objective-C literals with Xcode

Question

Xcode think that this:

NSArray *persons = @[
    @{
        @"name": @"Bob",
        @"pet": @"cat"
    },
    @{
        @"name": @"Alice",
        @"pet": @"dog"
    }
];

would be better indented like so:

NSArray *persons = @[
@{
@"name": @"Bob",
@"pet": @"cat"
},
@{
@"name": @"Alice",
@"pet": @"dog"
}
];

Can you teach Xcode about indenting Objective-C literals?

Is there another alternative?

Note: I already know I can "force" indent with cmdopt], however this will go away when copying/pasting and will not fix the problem.

All formatting goes away when copying/pasting unless you "paste with style", doesn't it? — user1118321, Sep 15 '12 at 01:02
@user1118321 Yes, except it's called `Paste and Preserve Formatting` and the keyboard shortcut is opt+shift+cmd+V — Tyilo, Sep 15 '12 at 15:06

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 31 '12 at 01:44

5

Open a bug with http://bugreport.apple.com.

If you also submit it to OpenRadar, people outside Apple can read it. I can point you at this bug report about your specific issue: http://openradar.appspot.com/12394453

The more people who report this problem, the more priority Apple will give it.

answered Oct 31 '12 at 01:44

Graham Perks

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Just copy-and-pasted a new bug report against Xcode 4.6. *sigh* – benzado Mar 29 '13 at 21:01

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 18 '13 at 20:34

Xcode 5 auto-indents like this:

NSArray *persons = @[
                     @{
                         @"name": @"Bob",
                         @"pet": @"cat"
                         },
                     @{
                         @"name": @"Alice",
                         @"pet": @"dog"
                         }
                     ];

Indenting Objective-C literals with Xcode

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