Blank lines

Blank lines around namespaces

dress_blank_lines_around_namespaces = 1

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: 1
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

namespace First { }
namespace Second { }

1 (Default)

namespace First { }

namespace Second { }

0

Code unchanged.

2

namespace First { }


namespace Second { }

4

namespace First { }




namespace Second { }

8

namespace First { }








namespace Second { }

Blank lines around types

dress_blank_lines_around_types = 1

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: 1
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

namespace Example
{
    class First { }
    class Second { }
}

1 (Default)

namespace Example
{
    class First { }

    class Second { }
}

0

Code unchanged.

2

namespace Example
{
    class First { }


    class Second { }
}

4

namespace Example
{
    class First { }




    class Second { }
}

8

namespace Example
{
    class First { }








    class Second { }
}

Blank lines between members

dress_blank_lines_between_members = unset

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: unset (the rule makes no change unless you set it)
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

class Example
{
    void First() { }
    void Second() { }
}

unset (Default)

Code unchanged.

0

Code unchanged.

1

class Example
{
    void First() { }

    void Second() { }
}

2

class Example
{
    void First() { }


    void Second() { }
}

4

class Example
{
    void First() { }




    void Second() { }
}

8

class Example
{
    void First() { }








    void Second() { }
}

Blank lines between using groups

dress_blank_lines_between_using_groups = 0

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: 0
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

using System;
using static System.Math;
using Alias = System.String;
class Value { }

0 (Default)

Code unchanged.

1

using System;

using static System.Math;

using Alias = System.String;
class Value { }

2

using System;


using static System.Math;


using Alias = System.String;
class Value { }

4

using System;




using static System.Math;




using Alias = System.String;
class Value { }

8

using System;








using static System.Math;








using Alias = System.String;
class Value { }

Blank lines between member categories

dress_blank_lines_between_member_categories = 1

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: 1
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

class Example
{
    int value;
    void Run() { }
}

1 (Default)

class Example
{
    int value;

    void Run() { }
}

0

Code unchanged.

2

class Example
{
    int value;


    void Run() { }
}

4

class Example
{
    int value;




    void Run() { }
}

8

class Example
{
    int value;








    void Run() { }
}

Max consecutive blank lines

dress_max_consecutive_blank_lines = 1

Controls line breaks at structural boundaries. Only whitespace trivia changes.

• Values: non-negative integer
• Default: 1
• Applies to: Line breaks at structural boundaries.
• Guarantee: Only whitespace trivia changes.

Input

class First { }




class Second { }

1 (Default)

class First { }




class Second { }

0

class First { }




class Second { }

2

class First { }




class Second { }

4

Code unchanged.