Code Folding

Use this page to specify the default code folding settings. For shortcuts on how to expand or collapse code elements, refer to the code folding section.

Item	Description
Show code folding outline	Select this checkbox if you want the code folding toggles to be shown in the editor. Clear the checkbox to hide the toggles.
Show code folding arrows in the editor gutter (the new UI)	Select this checkbox if you want the code folding toggles to be shown in the editor's gutter. Clear the checkbox to hide the toggles. Selecting the Show bottom arrows option, will display the folding bottom arrows in the gutter as well.
Fold by default	Select the code fragments which should be folded by default, that is, when a file is first opened in the editor. File header Imports Documentation comments Method bodies Custom folding regions - blocks of code within matched pairs of curly braces `{}`, learn more from Expand or collapse code elements. For example, select a block of code for which you want to create a folding region, press `Control+Alt+T`, select either `<editor fold>` or `region...endregion` comments depending on the style you need, and name the created custom region. Now, when you select the Custom folding regions option, IntelliJ IDEA will fold such regions when you open your file in the editor. Android - language-specific code fragments in Android JavaScript - language-specific code fragments in JavaScript and TypeScript Java-language-specific code fragments in Java Properties - code in .properties files Use the Fold '{0}','{1}' ... placeholders to corresponding context expressions from Java/Kotlin code option to show folded substitutions for property key values. Note that using these settings might potentially slow down the .properties file loading. SQL - language-specific code fragments in SQL Scala - language-specific code fragments in Scala XML - language-specific code fragments in XML

Item

Description

Show code folding outline

Select this checkbox if you want the code folding toggles to be shown in the editor. Clear the checkbox to hide the toggles.

Show code folding arrows in the editor gutter (the new UI)

Select this checkbox if you want the code folding toggles to be shown in the editor's gutter. Clear the checkbox to hide the toggles.

Selecting the Show bottom arrows option, will display the folding bottom arrows in the gutter as well.

Fold by default

Select the code fragments which should be folded by default, that is, when a file is first opened in the editor.

File header
Imports
Documentation comments
Method bodies
Custom folding regions - blocks of code within matched pairs of curly braces {}, learn more from Expand or collapse code elements.
For example, select a block of code for which you want to create a folding region, press Control+Alt+T, select either <editor fold> or region...endregion comments depending on the style you need, and name the created custom region. Now, when you select the Custom folding regions option, IntelliJ IDEA will fold such regions when you open your file in the editor.
Android - language-specific code fragments in Android
JavaScript - language-specific code fragments in JavaScript and TypeScript
Java-language-specific code fragments in Java
Properties - code in .properties files
Use the Fold '{0}','{1}' ... placeholders to corresponding context expressions from Java/Kotlin code option to show folded substitutions for property key values. Note that using these settings might potentially slow down the .properties file loading.
SQL - language-specific code fragments in SQL
Scala - language-specific code fragments in Scala
XML - language-specific code fragments in XML

Last modified: 22 February 2023