JSDoc comments

Position the caret before the declaration of the method/function or field to document, type the opening block comment /**, and press Enter.

CLion generates a JSDoc comment with a list of parameters (@param) and return values (@returns), where applicable. Describe the listed parameters, return values, and so on.

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To turn off automatic generation of JSDoc comments, open the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Editor | General | Smart Keys, and clear the Insert documentation comment stub checkbox in the Enter area.

Alternatively, use the dedicated Fix Doc Comment action. Position the caret at the method/function or field to document, press Ctrl+Shift+A and start typing Fix Doc Comment. Then select Fix Doc Comment from the list, and press Enter.

To enter the Rendered View mode, hover the mouse pointer over a comment and click in the gutter or press Ctrl+Alt+Q. The icon turns into .

To quit the Rendered View mode, click in the gutter, or select Toggle Rendered View from the context menu of the JSDoc comment, or just press Ctrl+Alt+Q.

To turn on the Rendered View mode for all JSDoc comments in the current file, select Render All Doc Comments from the context menu in the gutter.

If necessary, select Adjust Font Size from the context menu and change the font size using the slider.

To show all JSDoc comments rendered by default, open the Settings/Preferences dialog Ctrl+Alt+S, go to Editor | General | Appearance, and select the Render documentation comments checkbox.

To hide the icons, select Configure Gutter Icons... from the context menu in the gutter and then clear the Documentation comments in-place rendering checkbox on the Settings/Preferences | Editor | General | Gutter Icons page, that opens.