How can indentation be automatically (not manually) corrected in IntelliJ?
In Eclipse, it's possible to just highlight the code that needs indenting, right-click, and select Source > Correct indentation.
Is there any method for doing the same thing in IntelliJ?
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The answer is
Code ? Reformat Code... (default Ctrl + Alt + L) for the whole file or Code ? Auto-Indent Lines (default Ctrl + Alt + I) for the current line or selection.
You can customise the settings for how code is auto-formatted under File ? Settings ? Editor ? Code Style.
To ensure comments are also indented to the same level as the code, you can simply do as follows:
(example for JavaScript)
Just select the code and
on Windows do Ctrl + Alt + L
on Linux do Ctrl + Windows Key + Alt + L
on Mac do CMD + Option + L
Ctrl + Alt + L works with Android Studio under xfce4 on Linux. I see that Gnome used to use this shortcut for lock screen, but in Gnome 3 it was changed to Super+L (AKA Windows+L): https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/KeyboardShortcuts
You can also try out ctrl + alt + I even though you can also use l as well.
Solution of unchecking comment at first column is partially working, because it works for line comments, but not block comments.
So, with lines like:
/* first line
* second line
* ...
*/
or
// line 1
// line 2
// line 3
...
they are indented with "Auto reformat", but lines like:
/* first line
second line
...
*/
the identation will not be fixed.
So you should:
- add
*or//before each line of comments - then uncheck
Keep when reformatting -> comment at first column - and
Auto reformat.
In Android Studio this works: Go to File->Settings->Editor->CodeStyle->Java. Under Wrapping and Braces uncheck "Comment at first Column" Then formatting shortcut will indent the comment lines as well.
Select Java editor settings for Intellij
Select values for Tabsize, Indent & Continuation Intent
(I choose 4,4 & 4)
Then Ctrl + Alt + L to format your file (or your selection).
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