Complete paired characters
Last modified: 19 May 2021
IntelliJ IDEA can automatically add closing braces and other paired elements.
Finish code with closing braces
Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open IDE settings and select General | Editor | Smart Keys.
Select the Insert pair } checkbox in the Enter group. This enables adding closing braces when you press Enter.
Configure automatic insertion of paired elements by selecting the following check boxes:
- Insert pair bracket
- Insert pair quote
- Auto-close tag on typing '</'
- Insert pair %> in JSP
- Auto-insert closing }} and %} in Django templates
Click OK to apply changes.
The indentation level is defined in the Code Style settings.