Surround code fragments

IntelliJ IDEA provides standard templates for surrounding code fragments with various constructs based on the language of the source code. This includes if...else conditional statements, do...while and for loops, combinations of try...catch...finally, XML tags, folding regions, and other constructs.

You can edit code templates that are used in the surround statements. In the Settings dialog () , go to Editor | File and Code Templates.

For example, you can configure final modifier, name or even a type of the exception for the try...catch conditional statement.

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If live templates contain the $SELECTION$ variable, they can be used as surround statements.

To create your own surround statement, create a live template and use the $SELECTION$ variable in the template text.

This feature applies to the following languages (contexts):

Context	Surround with	Example
Java statements	if if/else while do/while for try/catch try/finally try/catch/finally synchronized Runnable {}
Java expressions	(expr) ((Type)expr) !(expr instanseof Type)
XML/HTML /JSP/JSPX tags	Tag CDATA section <% ... %> Emmet
JavaScript statements	(expr) !(expr) if if / else while do / while for try / catch try / finally try / catch / finally with function { } function expression
PHP statements	if if / else while do / while for foreach try / catch function
Custom folding region comments	Any fragment of code, where Surround With is applicable