shortcut to remove unused imports in visual studio code

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:12 p.m.

Is there some plug-in of Visual Studio Code that could help us to tidy and organize the imports and references quickly and effectively?Or other functions like automatically removing those unused imports and declarations from the app.module?

import { AutoCompleteModule,InputSwitchModule } from 'primeng/primeng';
import { ListboxModule } from 'primeng/primeng';

Could been converted to similarily .

import { AutoCompleteModule,
         InputSwitchModule,
         ListboxModule  } from 'primeng/primeng';

To remove unused imports in VSCode

Visual Studio Code has evolved ( Since VSCode v.1.24 and TypeScript v.2.9) and provides this functionality in-built as the command “Organize imports”.

To remove unused imports in VSCode, you can use the built-in “Organize Imports” feature. This can be done in two ways:

  1. Right-click on the file in the file explorer and select “Organize Imports” from the context menu.
  2. Use the keyboard shortcut “Shift + Alt + O” on Windows or “Ctrl + Option + O” on Mac.

This will remove any unused imports from your code and can help keep your code cleaner and more organized. Additionally, there are also a number of extensions available in the VSCode Marketplace that can help with organizing and removing unused imports, such as the “Import Cost” and “Auto Import” extensions.

If you are still having issues with unused imports not being removed, you may want to check your VSCode settings and ensure that the “editor.codeActionsOnSave” option is enabled and set to include the “source.organizeImports” action.

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