Save File as Template dialog
IntelliJ IDEA helps you create file templates from existing files.
Name | Specify the name of the template to display in the UI. Not available for default built-in templates. |
Extension | Specify the file extension to associate the template with a specific file type. Not available for default built-in templates. |
File name | If necessary, specify a name for the file created from this template. By default, IntelliJ IDEA prompts the user to enter a name when adding the file. You can hard code a specific name to avoid the prompt entirely, or compose a template from available variables. For example, here is how you can use the specified name but put it one directory above the one that was selected during file creation: Not available for default built-in templates. |
Template editor | Edit the code used for the selected template. For information about the syntax used in file templates, see Syntax. |
Reformat according to style | Reformat the contents generated based on this template according to the code style defined for this file type. This option is available only for file templates. |
Enable Live Templates | Insert live templates inside the file template. Use the Velocity escape syntax to include live template variables in a file template, for example: |