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Surround code fragments

PyCharm 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.

Surround a code block with language constructs

PyCharm provides standard templates for surrounding code fragments with various constructs based on the language of the source code. This includes if...else conditional statements, for loops, folding regions, and other constructs.

  1. Select a code fragment.

  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+T or go to Code | Surround With in the main menu.

  3. Select the necessary surround statement from the list.

This feature applies to the following languages (contexts):

Context

Surround with

Example

XML/HTML /XHTML tags

  • Tag

  • CDATA section

  • <% ... %>

  • Emmet

wrapTags.png

Python statements

  • if

  • while

  • try/except

  • try/finally

Surrounding Python statements

Django templates

Surrounding Django template elements

JavaScript statements

  • (expr)

  • !(expr)

  • if

  • if / else

  • while

  • do / while

  • for

  • try / catch

  • try / finally

  • try / catch / finally

  • with

  • function

  • { }

  • function expression

Surrounding a fragment of JavaScript code with an if...else construct

Fold code elements

Any fragment of code, where Surround With is applicable

Surround any block of code
Last modified: 11 February 2024