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Why does Prettier not format code in VS Code?

In my Nuxt application where ESlint and Prettier are installed and enabled, I switched to Visual Studio Code.

When I open a .vue file and press CMD+ Shift + P and choose Format Document, my file does not get formatted at all.

My .prettierrc settings:

{
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "semi": false,
  "singleQuote": true
}

I have so many source code lines, so I cannot format them manually. What am I doing wrong?

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo
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How I've sorted it after having super huge frustrations with Prettier stopping working in VSCode.

  1. Select VS Code -> View -> Command Palette, and type: Format Document With
  2. Then Configure Default Formatter... and then choose Prettier - Code formatter.

This sorted the problem for me magically.

Depending on your case this might help you...

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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If doing what @Simin Maleki mentioned does not solve it for you, there is a chance that your default formatter is not set:

File > Preferences > Settings > Search for "default formatter" 

Make sure your Editor: Default Formatter field is not null but rather esbenp.prettier-vscode and that all the languages below are ticked. This fixed my issue.

STEP BY STEP WALKTHROUGH

Steps to enable default formatter

Also make sure that your format on save is enabled:

Format on save check

over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report

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Prettier could also format your files on save.

However, installing and enabling does not result in working.

You have to check "format on Save" in VSCode: Setting >> User >> Text Editor >> Formatting

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over 4 years ago · Santiago Trujillo Report
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