Method convertTabToSpaces

astyle/src/ASFormatter.cpp:4497–4509

* convert a tab to spaces. * charNum points to the current character to convert to spaces. * tabIncrementIn is the increment that must be added for tab indent characters * to get the correct column for the current tab. * replaces the tab in currentLine with the required number of spaces. * replaces the value of currentChar. */

 * replaces the value of currentChar.
 */
void ASFormatter::convertTabToSpaces()
{
	assert(currentLine[charNum] == '\t');

	// do NOT replace if in quotes
	if (isInQuote || isInQuoteContinuation)
		return;

	size_t tabSize = getTabLength();
	size_t numSpaces = tabSize - ((tabIncrementIn + charNum) % tabSize);
	currentLine.replace(charNum, 1, numSpaces, ' ');
	currentChar = currentLine[charNum];
}

/**
* is it ok to break this block?