Question

The question is similar to this one, but I cannot figure how to make the formatting also apply to the ASP.NET server side tag <% %>

Like the related question, a block like this one

Good

<ul id="menu">
    <li><%: Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home")%></li>
    <li><%: Html.ActionLink("About", "About", "Home")%></li>
</ul>

Will get formatted into

Bad

<ul id="menu">
    <li>
        <%: Html.ActionLink("Home", "Index", "Home")%></li>
    <li>
        <%: Html.ActionLink("About", "About", "Home")%></li>
</ul>

I want to prevent Visual Studio from changing the formatting concerning asp.net server tag <% %>.

Does someone know?

Nota: This is not a question about minifying the html output. This is for design time only. Its more of an annoyance than anything else.

Answer 1

Try Tools -> Options -> Tree View Text Editor node -> HTML -> Format -> Tag Specific Options button -> Default Settings -> Client tag does not support contents ->
In the Line breaks dropdown, select None.

The <% … %> is seen by the editor as just another tag, in this case a Client tag that doesn’t support contents.