Fortran for Visual Studio Code

An extension for VS Code which provides support for the Fortran language.

Supports:

• Syntax highlighting
• Code snippets

Usage

Install the extension in VS Code

• Open the command palette using Ctrl+Shift+P
• Type ext install Fortran in the command palette

Select Fortran 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 Fortran in the list of languages.

Alternatively, saving the file with a .f90 extension, will allow VS Code to understand that it is a FORTRAN file, and automatically select the language correctly.

Using snippets

• Bring-up the autocomplete menu by hitting the Ctrl+Shift key combination
• Select the snippet that you want to use in the list
• Use tab to navigate trough the snippet's variables

Remark

Code snippets and syntax highlighting were imported from the TextMate bundle.