Surround code fragments

IntelliJ IDEA 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

Select a code fragment.
Press Ctrl+Alt+T or go to Code | Surround With in the main menu.
Alternatively, on the toolbar that appears, click Surround.
Select the necessary surround statement from the list.

You can edit code templates that are used in the surround statements. In the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) , go to Editor | File and Code Templates.

For example, you can configure final modifier, name or even a type of the exception for the try...catch conditional statement.

This feature applies to the following languages (contexts):

Context	Surround with	Example
Java statements	`if` `if/else` `while` `do/while` `for` `try/catch` `try/finally` `try/catch/finally` `synchronized` `Runnable` `{}`
Java expressions	`(expr)` `((Type)expr)` `!(expr instanseof Type)`
XML/HTML /JSP/JSPX tags	Tag CDATA section <% ... %> Emmet
JavaScript statements	`(expr)` `!(expr)` `if` `if / else` `while` `do / while` `for` `try / catch` `try / finally` `try / catch / finally` `with` `function` `{ }` `function expression`
PHP statements	`if` `if / else` `while` `do / while` `for` `foreach` `try / catch` `function`
Custom folding region comments	Any fragment of code, where Surround With is applicable

Last modified: 26 May 2024