File and Code Templates
Use this page to view, edit, and create file templates.
Scheme | Select the scope to which the file templates apply:
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IntelliJ IDEA includes the following types of templates:
Files | IntelliJ IDEA uses file templates to create new files. |
Includes | These are templates for reusable fragments that can be included in file templates. For more information, see Reusable content in templates. |
Code | IntelliJ IDEA uses these built-in templates as snippets to generate various constructs. For example, to generate implemented or overridden methods. You can edit the templates available on this tab to modify how IntelliJ IDEA generates these constructs, but you cannot create new ones. To create custom code snippets, use live templates. |
Other | These templates are related to various application servers and frameworks. You can edit the existing templates, but you cannot create new ones. |
Toolbar
Create Template | |
Create Child Template File | Add a child template to the selected template to create a set of multiple files with one template. |
Remove Template | Delete the selected file or include template. You can delete only custom templates, not the default ones. |
Copy Template | |
Revert to Original Template | Revert the selected template to its original state. You can revert only modified default templates. |
Template settings
Name | Specify the name of the template to display in the UI. Not available for default built-in templates. |
Extension | Specify the file extension to associate the template with a specific file type. Not available for default built-in templates. |
File name | If necessary, specify a name for the file created from this template. By default, IntelliJ IDEA prompts the user to enter a name when adding the file. You can hard code a specific name to avoid the prompt entirely, or compose a template from available variables. For example, here is how you can use the specified name but put it one directory above the one that was selected during file creation: Not available for default built-in templates. |
Template editor | Edit the code used for the selected template. For information about the syntax used in file templates, see Syntax. |
Reformat according to style | Reformat the contents generated based on this template according to the code style defined for this file type. This option is available only for file templates. |
Enable Live Templates | Insert live templates inside the file template. Use the Velocity escape syntax to include live template variables in a file template, for example: |