Indentation Properties

The Indentation Engine determines the formatting of text that is generated or typed in the Source Editor.

To set Indentation Engine properties, choose Tools and choose Options. Then expand Editing and expand Indentation Engines and select an indentation engine type.

Each editor type contains an Indentation Engine property that determines which indentation engine is used for that editor. You can also access the indentation engine properties by clicking the ellipsis (...) button on the Indentation Engine property for an editor type.

The Simple Indentation Editor has properties for handling tabs. The Java Indentation Editor has additional properties to handle Java code. The first three properties below are available only for the Java Indentation Engine.

Note If the previous non-blank line is indented, the first press of the Tab key on a new line positions the insertion point to the previous indentation, regardless of the Number of Spaces per Tab setting.
See also
Source Editor Properties
Working With Tabs

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