auto-indentation in javascript file

Adriano Ellero

how to get auto-indent function in javascript file? any hint? any plug-in?

Meta Chuh

go to plugins > plugins admin and install jstool.
(jstool is available on both 64 bit and 32 bit versions of notepad++)

after installing jstool, open up any unformatted .js file in notepad++ and go to plugins > jstool > jsformat

here is a larger unformatted .js file (jquery compressed), if you need something to test on: https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.3.1.min.js
(this is a good file for testing, as it has 86kb of code in just 3 lines, which will be expanded to readable 118kb in 4157 lines, after running jsformat)

note: i did not find any plugins, that are able to correctly format/indent mixed html and js code.
if you have mixed html/js files, you currently have to copy the js code part(s) to a new tab, run plugins > jstool > jsformat from there, and then copy/paste the formatted js back to your mixed html/js file, replacing the unformatted js code part.

Adriano Ellero

thanks it works!!!