difference between Reformat Code / Reformat Code with dartfmt

Question

In Android studio, when I open a dart file, I see two options to format the code, so my question is

What is the difference between Reformat Code / Reformat Code with dartfmt

Solution 1

Difference between them I don't know but I know how you can add a shortcut to format code: Go to

File -> Settings -> Keymap -> Editor Action -> Reformate Code with dartfmt

and add click on it and add a shortcut

Solution 2

Both are the same essentially.

The only difference is that Reformat Code (ctrl + alt + L) applies only to the file open in the Editor or the file selected in project files pane using Intellij's Code formatter feature.

While Reformat Code using dartfmt uses dartfmt CLI command available with the flutter SDK.

The output of both will be the same. dartfmt allow you to format the code on directory level and from a cmd/terminal instead of an IDE.

Comments

[Admin]

is there output same/identical?

[Chris]

This does not answer the OP's question.