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JSON5 syntax

JSON5 syntax

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Adds syntax highlighting of JSON5 files
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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vscode-json5

This extension adds syntax highlighting of JSON5 files in VS Code.

Colorization

JSON5 syntax in VS Code

(imported from Atom package)

Usage

Install the extension in VS Code

  • Open the command palette using Ctrl+P.
  • Type ext install json5 in the command palette.

Select JSON5 as a language

  • On the bottom-right corner, click on the select language mode button, if you have created a new file it should display Plain Text.
  • Select JSON5 in the list of languages.
  • Alternatively, saving the file with a .json5 extension, will allow VS Code to understand that it is a JSON5 file, and automatically select the language correctly.

Supported features

  • Syntax highlight

Supported filetypes

  • .json5

Contributing

These simple rules will help me to solve your problem.

  • Check the Issues and Pull requests sections for duplicates of your question or path.
  • Please, use GitHub emotions.
  • If you want create Issue:
    • Specify the version of your editor and used theme.
    • Detailed description of your problem:
      • Description
      • Code sample
      • Screenshot
  • If you want create Pull request:
    • Fork this repository and clone it to your machine.
    • Open folder contains this extension in VS Code.
    • Press F5.
    • Make your changes and send a PR.

Changelog

See the Releases section of our GitHub project for changelogs for each release version.

License

This software is released under the terms of the MIT license.

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