align_var_def_amp_style

How to consider (or treat) the '&' in the alignment of variable definitions.

• 0: Part of the type long & foo;' (default)
• 1: Part of the variable long &foo;
• 2: Dangling long &foo;, the '&' will not be taken into account when aligning. This part does not work with Uncrustify_d-0.70.1_f

The align_var_def_span must be set to 1 or more for this option work.

Examples

Base Example:

int main()
{
    int base = 9;
    int & booOne;
    int &roo;
    unsigned char& oochoo;

    std::cout << sizeof(base) << '\n';
    return 0;
}

Base config:

align_var_def_span = 1
align_var_def_amp_style = 0 # this value gets changed for every example

value 0

After:

int main()
{
    int            base = 9;
    int &          booOne;
    int &          roo;
    unsigned char& oochoo;

    std::cout << sizeof(base) << '\n';
    return 0;
}

value 1

After:

int main()
{
    int          base = 9;
    int          & booOne;
    int          &roo;
    unsigned char& oochoo;

    std::cout << sizeof(base) << '\n';
    return 0;
}

value 2

Works as value 1 for some reason.

See also

• align_var_def_span: The span for aligning variable definitions.
• indent_with_tabs: How to use tabs when indenting code.
• align_same_func_call_params: Whether to align parameters in single-line functions that have the same name.
• align_keep_tabs: Whether to keep non-indenting tabs.