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JavaScript postfix templates

Last modified: 25 June 2024

Postfix code completion lets you add template code around an expression you’ve just typed. A template expands when you type its abbreviation (postfix) after a dot and press the expansion key (Tab by default) or when you select the abbreviation in the code completion popup. For example, the .if postfix applied to an expression wraps it with an if statement.

IntelliJ IDEA is shipped with a set of predefined postfix templates and lets you define your own custom ones, refer to Create custom postfix templates.

Custom templates can be copied, updated, and removed. For predefined templates you can only change their postfixes, for example to replace a long key with a shorter one.

Learn more from Postfix code completion and IntelliJ IDEA blog. .

You can also create a new template that slightly differs from an existing one, for example, in its language context or the final position of the caret. IntelliJ IDEA lets you copy the original template and make the necessary changes in that copy.