Complete paired characters
Last modified: 10 August 2022IntelliJ IDEA can automatically add closing braces and other paired elements.
Finish code with closing braces
Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open the IDE settings and select Editor | General | Smart Keys.
Select the Insert pair '}' checkbox in the Enter group. This enables adding closing braces when you press Enter.
Configure automatic insertion of other paired elements by selecting these checkboxes:
Insert pair brackets (), [], {}, <>
Insert pair quote
Insert pair %> on Enter in JSP
Auto-close tag on typing '</' (on the HTML/CSS page)
Auto-insert closing }} and %} in Django templates (on the HTML/CSS page if the Python plugin is installed))
Click OK to apply changes.
The indentation level is defined in the Code Style settings.
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