Incorrect Single Line Property Formatting Despite Appropriate Setting in Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 1

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[severity:It's more difficult to complete my work] [regression] [worked-in:17.7 Preview 4] In Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 1, I have an issue with the formatting of properties with getters and setters. Despite having the setting "Leave block on single line" checked under Tools > Options > Text Editor > C# > Code Style > Formatting > Wrapping, the properties are not being formatted on a single line as expected, in addition it also appears the auto complete is a little messed up (see screenshot). This also effects code that is pasted in, or if you close an outer code bracket and it auto formats the inner code. Also, Intellisense keeps suggesting to format it the incorrect way. I've also reset my settings in VS, and tested in the final release of 17.7, same issue.

To reproduce the problem:

1. Open a C# project in Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 1.
2. Write a property with getters and setters.
3. Observe that the property is not properly formatted on a single line, contrary to the enabled setting.

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Original Comments

Feedback Bot on 8/13/2023, 09:27 PM:

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Sam Harwell [MSFT] on 8/14/2023, 00:36 PM:

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Scott Lawrence on 8/14/2023, 01:16 PM:

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Feedback Bot on 8/14/2023, 01:27 PM:

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Sam Harwell [MSFT] on 8/14/2023, 01:28 PM:

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Scott Lawrence on 8/14/2023, 02:31 PM:

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Sam Harwell [MSFT] on 8/22/2023, 11:18 AM:

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Scott Lawrence on 8/22/2023, 08:11 PM:

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Original Solutions

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[sharwell]

This .editorconfig file causes the property to be formatted as shown in the issue:

# Rules in this file were initially inferred by Visual Studio IntelliCode from the Template Studio codebase.
# You can modify the rules from these initially generated values to suit your own policies.
# You can learn more about editorconfig here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/editorconfig-code-style-settings-reference.

[*.cs]

#Core editorconfig formatting - indentation

#use soft tabs (spaces) for indentation
indent_style = space

#Formatting - new line options

#place else statements on a new line
csharp_new_line_before_else = true
#require braces to be on a new line for lambdas, methods, control_blocks, types, properties, and accessors (also known as "Allman" style)
csharp_new_line_before_open_brace = all

#Formatting - organize using options

#sort System.* using directives alphabetically, and place them before other usings
dotnet_sort_system_directives_first = true

#Formatting - spacing options

#require NO space between a cast and the value
csharp_space_after_cast = false
#require a space before the colon for bases or interfaces in a type declaration
csharp_space_after_colon_in_inheritance_clause = true
#require a space after a keyword in a control flow statement such as a for loop
csharp_space_after_keywords_in_control_flow_statements = true
#require a space before the colon for bases or interfaces in a type declaration
csharp_space_before_colon_in_inheritance_clause = true
#remove space within empty argument list parentheses
csharp_space_between_method_call_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
#remove space between method call name and opening parenthesis
csharp_space_between_method_call_name_and_opening_parenthesis = false
#do not place space characters after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis of a method call
csharp_space_between_method_call_parameter_list_parentheses = false
#remove space within empty parameter list parentheses for a method declaration
csharp_space_between_method_declaration_empty_parameter_list_parentheses = false
#place a space character after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis of a method declaration parameter list.
csharp_space_between_method_declaration_parameter_list_parentheses = false

#Formatting - wrapping options

#leave code block on separate lines
csharp_preserve_single_line_blocks = false

#Style - Code block preferences

#prefer curly braces even for one line of code
csharp_prefer_braces = true:suggestion

#Style - expression bodied member options

#prefer expression bodies for accessors
csharp_style_expression_bodied_accessors = true:warning
#prefer block bodies for constructors
csharp_style_expression_bodied_constructors = false:suggestion
#prefer expression bodies for methods
csharp_style_expression_bodied_methods = when_on_single_line:silent
#prefer expression-bodied members for properties
csharp_style_expression_bodied_properties = true:warning

#Style - expression level options

#prefer out variables to be declared before the method call
csharp_style_inlined_variable_declaration = false:suggestion
#prefer the language keyword for member access expressions, instead of the type name, for types that have a keyword to represent them
dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_member_access = true:suggestion

#Style - Expression-level  preferences

#prefer default over default(T)
csharp_prefer_simple_default_expression = true:suggestion
#prefer objects to be initialized using object initializers when possible
dotnet_style_object_initializer = true:suggestion

#Style - implicit and explicit types

#prefer var over explicit type in all cases, unless overridden by another code style rule
csharp_style_var_elsewhere = true:suggestion
#prefer var is used to declare variables with built-in system types such as int
csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true:suggestion
#prefer var when the type is already mentioned on the right-hand side of a declaration expression
csharp_style_var_when_type_is_apparent = true:suggestion

#Style - language keyword and framework type options

#prefer the language keyword for local variables, method parameters, and class members, instead of the type name, for types that have a keyword to represent them
dotnet_style_predefined_type_for_locals_parameters_members = true:suggestion

#Style - Language rules
csharp_style_implicit_object_creation_when_type_is_apparent = true:warning
csharp_style_var_for_built_in_types = true:warning

#Style - modifier options

#prefer accessibility modifiers to be declared except for public interface members. This will currently not differ from always and will act as future proofing for if C# adds default interface methods.
dotnet_style_require_accessibility_modifiers = for_non_interface_members:suggestion

#Style - Modifier preferences

#when this rule is set to a list of modifiers, prefer the specified ordering.
csharp_preferred_modifier_order = public,private,protected,internal,static,async,readonly,override,sealed,abstract,virtual:warning
dotnet_style_readonly_field = true:warning

#Style - Pattern matching

#prefer pattern matching instead of is expression with type casts
csharp_style_pattern_matching_over_as_with_null_check = true:warning

#Style - qualification options

#prefer events not to be prefaced with this. or Me. in Visual Basic
dotnet_style_qualification_for_event = false:suggestion
#prefer fields not to be prefaced with this. or Me. in Visual Basic
dotnet_style_qualification_for_field = false:suggestion
#prefer methods not to be prefaced with this. or Me. in Visual Basic
dotnet_style_qualification_for_method = false:suggestion
#prefer properties not to be prefaced with this. or Me. in Visual Basic
dotnet_style_qualification_for_property = false:suggestion
csharp_indent_labels = one_less_than_current
csharp_using_directive_placement = outside_namespace:silent
csharp_prefer_simple_using_statement = true:warning
csharp_style_namespace_declarations = file_scoped:warning
csharp_style_expression_bodied_operators = false:silent
csharp_style_expression_bodied_indexers = true:silent
csharp_style_expression_bodied_lambdas = true:silent
csharp_style_expression_bodied_local_functions = false:silent

[*.{cs,vb}]
dotnet_style_operator_placement_when_wrapping = beginning_of_line
tab_width = 4
indent_size = 4
end_of_line = crlf
dotnet_style_coalesce_expression = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_null_propagation = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_is_null_check_over_reference_equality_method = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_auto_properties = true:silent
dotnet_style_object_initializer = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_collection_initializer = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_simplified_boolean_expressions = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_conditional_expression_over_assignment = true:silent
dotnet_style_prefer_conditional_expression_over_return = true:silent
[*.{cs,vb}]

#Style - Unnecessary code rules
csharp_style_unused_value_assignment_preference = discard_variable:warning

#### Naming styles ####

# Naming rules

dotnet_naming_rule.interface_should_be_begins_with_i.severity = suggestion
dotnet_naming_rule.interface_should_be_begins_with_i.symbols = interface
dotnet_naming_rule.interface_should_be_begins_with_i.style = begins_with_i

dotnet_naming_rule.types_should_be_pascal_case.severity = suggestion
dotnet_naming_rule.types_should_be_pascal_case.symbols = types
dotnet_naming_rule.types_should_be_pascal_case.style = pascal_case

dotnet_naming_rule.non_field_members_should_be_pascal_case.severity = suggestion
dotnet_naming_rule.non_field_members_should_be_pascal_case.symbols = non_field_members
dotnet_naming_rule.non_field_members_should_be_pascal_case.style = pascal_case

# Symbol specifications

dotnet_naming_symbols.interface.applicable_kinds = interface
dotnet_naming_symbols.interface.applicable_accessibilities = public, internal, private, protected, protected_internal, private_protected
dotnet_naming_symbols.interface.required_modifiers =

dotnet_naming_symbols.types.applicable_kinds = class, struct, interface, enum
dotnet_naming_symbols.types.applicable_accessibilities = public, internal, private, protected, protected_internal, private_protected
dotnet_naming_symbols.types.required_modifiers =

dotnet_naming_symbols.non_field_members.applicable_kinds = property, event, method
dotnet_naming_symbols.non_field_members.applicable_accessibilities = public, internal, private, protected, protected_internal, private_protected
dotnet_naming_symbols.non_field_members.required_modifiers =

# Naming styles

dotnet_naming_style.begins_with_i.required_prefix = I
dotnet_naming_style.begins_with_i.required_suffix =
dotnet_naming_style.begins_with_i.word_separator =
dotnet_naming_style.begins_with_i.capitalization = pascal_case

dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.required_prefix =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.required_suffix =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.word_separator =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.capitalization = pascal_case

dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.required_prefix =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.required_suffix =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.word_separator =
dotnet_naming_style.pascal_case.capitalization = pascal_case
dotnet_style_explicit_tuple_names = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_inferred_tuple_names = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_inferred_anonymous_type_member_names = true:suggestion
dotnet_style_prefer_compound_assignment = true:warning
dotnet_style_prefer_simplified_interpolation = true:suggestion

[VEmpYi]

Hello, I'm a beginner learning C#, and I've encountered a similar issue. I'm not sure if my question or response here violates your problem-solving rules, and if it does, I apologize. However, I seem to have found a temporary solution.

I noticed that in the posted .editorconfig file, there is a line csharp_preserve_single_line_blocks = false, which is contrary to the "Leave block on single line" option. This setting in the IDE's global settings doesn't seem to work. When I select this option and generate the actual .editorconfig file (without making any modifications to the generated file), the format becomes normal. But when I don't use the generated file, it reverts to the incorrect format. The problem I encountered is as follows:

// When using the prop shortcut to generate
// Incorrect format
public int MyProperty
{
    get;
    set;
}
// The correct format was generated when applying the .editorconfig file
public int MyProperty { get; set; }

I'm not sure what exactly happened, and I haven't found a real solution. If you have a solution, could you please point me in the right direction? I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm currently using Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9.6, and it's not a preview version.

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