VS Code automatically deleting internal spaces on save

Question

I'm trying to make some statements visually line-up on the equal signs (per company style), which requires me putting extra spaces inside the line.

However, when I press save, VS Code deletes the spaces: even though I have all extensions off, and have it set to show all whitespace.

Any clue what might be causing this? I've tried restarting, toggling all the whitespace settings, disabling all extensions; no luck.

amirali · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-04 18:03:23Z

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"editor.formatOnSave": false

You can also exclude some file types from format on save if you don't want to turn format on save off:

"editor.formatOnSave": true, "[javascript]": { "editor.formatOnSave": false }

answered Apr 4, 2019 at 6:14

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I still think it's valuable to have format on save in my workspace, though. Is there a way to change how it formats?

@soph_iest I don't think so, but you can exclude some file types. Updated the answer.