How to chop long lines in Rider/ReSharper

Question How to chop long lines in ReSharper

Answer

Method 1: Reformat arbitrary selection

Once can chop an arbitrary line in Rider or ReSharper by using the "Reformat Selection" feature following the steps below:

1. Select the Line
   • Highlight the line or segment of code you wish to chop.
2. Open Reformat and Cleanup
   • Use Alt+Enter and choose Code → Reformat and Cleanup → Reformat Selection → Spacious format (chop).

Method 2: Chop lines exceeding maximum line length

Alternatively, one can configure the maximum line length and use "Chop long line":

1. Open Settings
   • Open File → Settings
2. Navigate to Code Style Settings
   • In the settings window, navigate to Editor → Code Style → C#
3. Configure Hard Wrap
   • Look for the "Hard wrap at" option. This setting allows you to specify the maximum length a line can be before Rider automatically chops it. Adjust this value according to your preference (e.g., 120 characters).
4. Chop the line
   • Place a cursor on the line that should be chopped, use Alt+Enter and invoke Chop long line

With these settings configured, Rider will offer the "Chop Long Line" action for lines that exceed the specified hard wrap length.