Visual Studio 2010 (C#): Blank before and after * when multiplying

Question

I noticed a strange behavior in Visual Studio 2010 when programming C#. When I type

var x = 2 * 5

and then enter ';' VS changes the line to

var x = 2*5;

So it removes the blanks. On the other hand, if I do CTRL+X and CTRL+V in that line, the blanks are inserted again;

var x = 2 * 5;

This is quite annoying when using tools like SVN, since it makes tracking actual changes in the code more difficult. I looked at

Tools->Options->Text Editor->C#->Formatting->Spacing

but couldn't find anything suitable. Does anybody of you know how to unify the behavior?

Thanks,

Hendrik

Answer 1

In the Menu:

Tools > Options > Text Editor > C# > Formatting > Spacing

Go to Set spacing for operators and select Insert space before and after binary operators

Also in case you use extensions like ReSharper , make sure they are configured the same way as Visual Studio itself.

Answer 2

This is a german version... but in english:

Tools->Options->Text Editor->C#->Formatting->Spacing

and set the first option for "Set spacing for operators".