Queries

Configure code style for INSERT, UPDATE, WITH, SELECT, FROM, and other query structures.

Use this page to configure code style options for SQL files. When you change these settings, the Preview pane shows how this will affect your code.

Common

Item	Description
Align the first word of clause	Align keywords to the left or right margin of the first word of a statement section (for example, `SELECT`). The To left with indent option aligns all keywords except for `WITH`, `UNION`, and `INTERSECT` along the left margin with the indent. To left To left with indent To right
Place clause elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line).
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab.
Collapse short statements	Join multiline short statements. The length of a statement that will be collapsed is determined automatically by RubyMine. To enable this option only for subqueries, select Subqueries only.
Keep section elements under section header	Move all section elements under the section main keyword (a header).
Align section elements	Align elements of a clause section. Enabled Disabled
Align line comments at right of elements	Align line comments that are on the right side of code.

INSERT statement and VALUES clause

Item	Description
Place INTO on the new line	Move `INTO` and clause elements that follow `INTO` on a new line.
Place INTO clause elements on	Move clause elements that follow `INTO` on a new line. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Place VALUES clause elements (rows) on	Move clause elements that follow `VALUES` on a new line. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Place the opening parenthesis	Align or indent the opening parenthesis under the first keyword on the line. Select On the same line to keep the opening parenthesis on the line with the keyword.
Place columns or values	Change the position of elements in relation to the opening parenthesis. Same line aligned: align all members of the clause, keep the first member on the same line with a parenthesis. Wrapped unindented: move all members of the clause to a new line without adding an indent. Wrapped aligned: align and move all members of the clause to a new line. Wrapped indented: add an indent and move all members of the clause to a new line.
Place the closing parenthesis	Change the position of the closing parenthesis. At the end: place the closing parenthesis at the same line with the last element of a clause. To begin: move the closing parenthesis to a new line with the last element of a clause. Under opening: place the closing parenthesis under the opening parenthesis. Under elements: place the closing parenthesis under aligned elements of a clause.
Wrap columns or values	Move objects to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. To begin To end The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab. .
Put spaces within parentheses	Add a space after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis.
Collapse short multi-row values	Place all statements on a single line. Enabled Disabled
Align multi-row VALUES	Choose the most suitable width for the `VALUES` columns. For the values that are much longer than others, move the remaining fields to the next row.

UPDATE statement

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap elements	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Align `=`	Align all equal signs (`=`). Enabled Disabled

WITH clause

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap subqueries	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. The In the middle option joins two lines of code on one line. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. The Place comma option works only if the Wrap subqueries option in the WITH clause section is set to Chop or Chop if long. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab. To begin In the middle To end
Align AS	Align all `AS` keywords. Enabled Disabled

SELECT clause

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap elements	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
New line after ALL, DISTINCT	Add a new line after `ALL` and `DISTINCT`.
Keep elements on one line if ≤	Set the maximum number of elements on one line.
Use AS	Always use `AS` for aliases.
Align AS	Align all `AS` keywords.

FROM clause

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap elements	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap the first JOIN	Move the first `JOIN` in the `SELECT` statement to a new line.
Wrap the next JOIN	Move the second `JOIN` in the `SELECT` statement to a new line.
Indent JOIN	Add an indent before the `JOIN` clause.
Place JOIN in join-only queries under	Select the element according to which you want to align the `JOIN` clause. Table (as usual): align to the table name. FROM indented: align to the right margin of `FROM` with an indent. FROM: align to the left margin of `FROM`.
Align joined tables	Align table names in `JOIN` clauses.
Align table aliases	Align table aliases in `JOIN` clauses.
Wrap ON/USING	Move `ON` and `USING` to a new line.
Place ON/USING under	Align `ON` and `USING` to the table name (Table), or align to the table name and add an indent (Table indented).

WHERE and HAVING clauses

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap elements	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place top-level AND/OR	Move AND and OR to the end (To end) or to the beginning (To begin) of a clause.
Align AS	Align all `AS` keywords.

GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses

Item	Description
Place elements on	Move clause elements to a new line (New line) or leave them on the same line (Same line). The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Wrap elements	Move elements to a new line. Chop: move each value to a new line. Chop if long: move each value to a new line if the text exceeds the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field. Wrap if long: break a section of text into lines so that each line fits the configured line length. To configure the line length, open settings `Ctrl+Alt+S`, navigate to Editor \| Code Style, and type the necessary length in the Hard wrap at N columns field.
Place comma	Move a comma (`,`) to the beginning (To begin) or to the end (To end) of a code line. The Auto option analyzes the surrounding context and calculates the most suitable place for a comma. For example, you have three occurrences of a comma: two commas go at the beginning, one comma is at the end. The Auto option will move the third occurrence of the comma to the beginning. This option works only if you have more than three cases in a single context. Otherwise, commas are left as is. If you want to disable a new line after the comma when the To begin option is enabled, clear the Line breaks checkbox on the Wrapping tab. The As in common option means that the behavior of the selected option must duplicate the behavior of the analogous option in the Common section on the Queries tab.
Align ASC/DESC	Align all `ASC` and `DESC` keywords.

Subquery

Item	Description
Place the opening parenthesis	Align or indent the opening parenthesis under the first keyword on the line. Select On the same line to keep the opening parenthesis on the line with the keyword.
Place subquery	Change the position of elements in parentheses. Same line aligned: align all members of the clause, keep the first member on the same line with a parenthesis. Wrapped unindented: move all members of the clause to a new line without adding an indent. Wrapped aligned: align and move all members of the clause to a new line. Wrapped indented: add an indent and move all members of the clause to a new line.
Place the closing parenthesis	Change the position of the closing parenthesis. At the end: place the closing parenthesis at the same line with the last element of a clause. Unindented: move the closing parenthesis to a new line without an indent. To begin: move the closing parenthesis to a new line with the last element of a clause. Under opening: place the closing parenthesis under the opening parenthesis. Under elements: place the closing parenthesis under aligned elements of a clause.
Put spaces within parentheses	Add a space after the opening parenthesis and before the closing parenthesis.

Last modified: 14 November 2024