This VS Code extension provides support for creating and editing XML documents, based on the LSP4XML Language Server, running with Java.
Features
Syntax error reporting
General code completion
Auto-close tags
Automatic node indentation
Symbol highlighting
Document folding
Document links
Document symbols and outline
Renaming support
Document Formatting
DTD validation
DTD completion
DTD formatting
XSD validation
XSD based hover
XSD based code completion
XSL support
XML catalogs
File associations
Code actions
Schema Caching
See the changelog for the latest release. You might also find useful information in the project Wiki.
Requirements
Java JDK (or JRE) 8 or more recent
Ensure Java path is set in either:
xml.java.home in VSCode preferences
java.home in VSCode preferences
Environment variable JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME
Note: The path should end at the parent folder that contains the bin folder. Example Path: /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0 if bin exists at /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0/bin.
Note: If the path is not set, the extension will attempt to find the path to the JDK or JRE.
Supported VS Code settings
The following settings are supported:
xml.trace.server : Trace the communication between VS Code and the XML Language Server in the Output view.
xml.catalogs : Register XML catalog files.
xml.logs.client : Enable/disable logging to the Output view.
xml.fileAssociations : Associate XML Schemas to XML file patterns.
xml.format.splitAttributes : Set to true to split node attributes onto multiple lines during formatting. Defaults to false.
xml.format.joinCDATALines : Set to true to join lines in CDATA content during formatting. Defaults to false.
xml.format.joinContentLines : Set to true to join lines in node content during formatting. Defaults to false.
xml.format.joinCommentLines : Set to true to join lines in comments during formatting. Defaults to false.
xml.format.preservedNewLines: Set the maximum amount of newlines between elements. Defaults to 2.
xml.format.preserveEmptyContent: Set to true to preserve standalone whitespace content in an element. Defaults to false.
xml.format.spaceBeforeEmptyCloseTag: Set to true to insert space before the end of a self closing tag. Defaults to true.
xml.format.quotations: Set to doubleQuotes to format and only use ", or singleQuotes to format and only use '. Defaults to doubleQuotes.
xml.format.enabled : Enable/disable formatting.
xml.autoCloseTags.enabled : Enable/disable automatic tag closing. Note 'editor.autoClosingBrackets' must be turned off to work.
xml.server.vmargs: Extra VM arguments used to launch the XML Language Server. Requires VS Code restart.
xml.validation.enabled: Set to false to disable all validation. Defaults to true.
xml.validation.schema: Set to false to disable schema validation. Defaults to true.
xml.validation.noGrammar: The message severity when a document has no associated grammar. Defaults to hint.
xml.server.workDir: Set an absolute path for all cached schemas to be stored. Defaults to ~/.lsp4xml.
Since 0.7.0:
xml.java.home: Set the Java path required to run the XML Language Server. If not set, falls back to either the java.home preference or the JAVA_HOME or JDK_HOME environment variables.
xml.symbols.enabled: Enable/disable document symbols (Outline). Default is true.
