Tabs and Indents
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Use tab character | If this check box is selected, tab characters are used:
Otherwise, spaces are used instead of tabs. |
| Smart tabs | If this check box is selected, IntelliJ IDEA inserts tabs for indentation and reformatting,
but fine alignment to a necessary column is done
only
via spaces. This is done in order to preserve visual
representation of the source code, when the
Tab Size
is changed.
If this check box is not selected, then spaces are used for alignment if necessary. This check box is available if the Use Tab Character check box is selected. |
| Tab size | In this text box, specify the number of spaces included in a tab. |
| Indent | In this text box, specify the number of spaces (or tabs if the Use Tab Character check box is selected) to be inserted for each indent level. |
| Continuation indent | In this text box, specify the number of spaces (or tabs if the Use Tab Character check box is selected) to be inserted at the next line in case of a construct break. |
Other
In this tab, specify the alignment, braces and spaces options to be applied on reformatting.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Braces placement | Use this drop-down list to specify where IntelliJ IDEA should place the opening braces of selectors.
The available options are:
|
| Align values | Use this drop-down list to specify how IntelliJ IDEA should align attributes and values.
The available options are:
|
| Blank lines between blocks | In this text box, specify the minimum number of sequential blank lines to be retained after reformatting. |
| Align closing brace with properties | If this check box is selected, the closing brace of the selector will be placed under the list of properties. If this check box is not selected, the closing brace of the selector will be placed under the selector. |
| Keep single-line blocks | If this check box is selected, the blocks with a single property will be confined to one line. If this check box is not selected, each property will be placed to its own line. |
| Spaces | Select the check boxes in this area to add a space after the colon delimiting key and value, and before the opening brace of the selector. |
Set From
Click this link to reveal the list of languages to be used as the base for the current language code style. So doing, only the settings that are applicable to the current language are taken. All the other settings are not affected.
This link appears in the upper-right corner of the language-specific code style page, when applicable.
Click Reset to discard changes and return to the initial set of code style settings.
