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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",
  "args": {
    "setting": "workbench.statusBar.visible",
    "value": false
  }
},
{
  "action": "setSetting",
  "args": {
    "setting": "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 themes

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 mode

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

{
  "action": "setPresentationMode"
}

Unset the presentation mode

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

{
  "action": "unsetPresentationMode"
}