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Setting actions

Setting actions are used to perform actions related to settings in the editor. You can use these actions to update settings, change themes, and more.

Update a setting

Update a setting in Visual Studio Code using the setSetting action.

{
  "action": "setSetting",
  "setting": {
    "key": "<setting key>",
    "value": "<value>"
  }
}

Example of updating a setting

Here is an example of how you can hide the activity and status bar in Visual Studio Code.

[
  {
    "action": "setSetting",
    "setting": {
      "key": "workbench.statusBar.visible",
      "value": false
    }
  },
  {
    "action": "setSetting",
    "setting": {
      "key": "workbench.activityBar.location",
      "value": "hidden"
    }
  }
]

To reset the settings, you can use the following steps:

[
  {
    "action": "setSetting",
    "setting": {
      "key": "workbench.statusBar.visible",
      "value": null
    }
  },
  {
    "action": "setSetting",
    "setting": {
      "key": "workbench.activityBar.location",
      "value": null
    }
  }
]

Set a theme

Set a theme in Visual Studio Code using the setTheme action.

{
  "action": "setTheme",
  "theme": "<theme name>"
}

Unset a theme

Unset a theme in Visual Studio Code using the unsetTheme action.

{
  "action": "unsetTheme"
}

Set the presentation view

Set the presentation view in Visual Studio Code using the setPresentationView action. This action turns on settings to hide the status bar, tabs, and activity bar.

{
  "action": "setPresentationView"
}

Unset the presentation view

Unset the presentation view in Visual Studio Code using the unsetPresentationView action. This action turns off settings to show the status bar, tabs, and activity bar.

{
  "action": "unsetPresentationView"
}

Backup workspace settings

Back up your workspace settings using the backupSettings action. This copies your current .vscode/settings.json to .vscode/settings.backup.json (created if missing).

{
  "action": "backupSettings"
}

Restore workspace settings

Restore your workspace settings from the backup using the restoreSettings action. This will overwrite .vscode/settings.json with the contents of .vscode/settings.backup.json. Use this when you want to revert changes made during a demo.

{
  "action": "restoreSettings"
}