# How to change the brace/indentation style for auto-format?

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**Created:** [February 7, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-change-the-brace-indentation-style-for-auto-format/45723 "2025-02-07T10:49:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 8, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-change-the-brace-indentation-style-for-auto-format/45723/2 "2025-02-08T15:50:43Z")

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Hello @kryt,

I don’t have a solution for Processing…

Consider alternative editors such as _VSCode_.

I added this to _VSCode_ and able to use the indentation style that I prefer to use for my personal coding:

> **[Astyle - Visual Studio Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=chiehyu.vscode-astyle)**
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> Extension for Visual Studio Code - Format C/C++/Obj-C/C#/Java code with Astyle in VSCode

The extension used this:  
_[https://astyle.sourceforge.net/](https://astyle.sourceforge.net/)_

_ **The above can be a challenge!** _  
The takeaway from this should be _explore alternative editors_ and find a solution that best suits your needs.

I have not yet tried this (using another Processing extension… explore what is available):

- [Processing Language Server Extension for VSCode](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-language-server-extension-for-vscode/45246)
- [Creating a Processing VSCode Extension: 2024 pr05 Grantee Wrap Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsHP7RExNzM)

`:)`

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