Smart Keys

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Use this page to enable or disable specific smart keys and to define which actions you want to be invoked automatically.

Item	Description
Home	When this check box is selected, on pressing `Home`, the caret is positioned at the first non-space character of the current line. Pressing `Home` subsequently moves the caret from the Smart Home position to the first column and back.
End (on blank line)	When this check box is selected, on pressing `End` in an empty line, the caret is positioned with the indent, which CLion assumes to be reasonable in the current code point (indentation is based on the current Code Style Settings).
Insert pair bracket	Select this check box to have CLion automatically add a closing round or square bracket for each typed opening round or square bracket, respectively.
Insert pair quote	Select this check box to have CLion automatically add a closing single or double quote for each typed opening single or double quote, respectively.
Reformat block on typing "}"	If this check box is selected, then, on typing the closing curly brace, the enclosed code block is reformatted automatically, if the formatting of this code block does not match the selected code style.
Use 'CamelHumps' words	Select this check box to have CLion discern separate words within CamelHump names. Words within a name should start with a capital letter or an underscore. This option impacts some editor actions, for example: Caret Move (`Ctrl+Right`/`Ctrl+Left`) Caret Move with Selection (`Ctrl+Shift+Right`/`Ctrl+Shift+Left`) Select Word at Caret (`Ctrl+W`) Delete to Word Start/End (`Ctrl+Backspace` and `Ctrl+Delete` respectively) Double-clicking
Surround selection on typing quote or brace	If this check box is selected, the selected text on typing a quote, double-quote or brace, will be surrounded with these characters. If this check box is not selected, then the typed quotes, double-quotes or braces will replace the selection.
Add multiple carets on double `Ctrl`/`⌥` with arrow keys	If this check box is selected, then: pressing `Ctrl` (for Windows or NIX) or `⌥` (for Mac OS) twice plus up/down arrow keys leads to creating multiple carets. pressing `Ctrl` (for Windows or NIX) or `⌥` (for Mac OS) twice plus left/right arrow keys or Home/End leads to creating a selection.
Enter	Use this area to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Enter`. Smart Indent - select this check box to have CLion add a new line and position the caret in it, with the indent that CLion assumes to be reasonable in the current point of code (indentation is based on the current Code Style Settings). If the check box is cleared, upon pressing `Enter` in a blank line, CLion adds a new line and positions the caret at the current non-space character column. Insert pair '}' - select this check box to have CLion automatically position a closing brace `}` at the proper column when `Enter` is pressed in an empty line. In this case CLion seeks backward for the nearest unclosed opening brace `{` and places the closing one at the corresponding indentation level. Insert documentation comment stub - this check box defines the behavior on pressing `Enter` after an opening documentation tag. If this check box is selected, CLion generates a documentation comment stub. For the function comments, this stub contains the required tags (`@param` tags for each parameter declared in the signature, and `@return`). Refer to , Creating JSDoc Comments for details. If this check box is not selected, only the closing tag is generated. Note that this check box refers to JavaScript, and the other languages that have special beginning of documentation comments.
Backspace	Use this drop-down list to define the actions to be invoked by pressing `Backspace` key. The available options are: Disabled - pressing `Backspace` returns the caret by one position at a time. To nearest indent position To proper indentation
Reformat on paste	Use this drop-down list to specify how to place pasted code blocks. The available options are: None - The pasted code is inserted at the caret location as plain text without any reformatting or indenting. Indent Block - The pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings, but its inner structure is not changed. Indent Each Line- Each line of the pasted code block is positioned at the proper indentation level, according to the current Code Style Settings. Reformat Block- The pasted code block is reformatted according to the currentCode Style Settings. This feature is applicable to lines that contain the trailing line feed characters.
XML/HTML	In this area, define the actions to be invoked automatically when editing XML or HTML code. Insert closing tag on tag completion: select this check box to have CLion automatically insert a closing XML or HTML tag upon entering the corresponding opening one. Insert required attributes on tag completion: select this check box to have CLion display a template with all mandatory attributes of the typed tag. Insert required subtags on tag completion: select this check box to have CLion display a template with all mandatory subtags. Start attribute on tag completion: select this check box to have CLion display a template with the first mandatory attribute of the typed tag. Add quotes for attribute value on typing '=': select this check box to have CLion automatically add quotes for the value of the attribute that you are currently typing. Auto-close tag on typing '</': select this check box to automatically add a closing tag after entering </. Clear this check box to turn off such auto-completion. Simultaneous <tag></tag> editing: When this check box is selected and you edit an opening tag the corresponding closing tag is automatically changed accordingly. If this check box is cleared, editing the opening tag does not affect the closing tag which remains unchanged. As a result, the opening and closing tags do not match and the entire construct is underlined as erroneous. This check box controls the behaviour of CLion in the following contexts: HTML files HTML injections within JavaScript code HTML with templates Handlebars/Mustache templates Handlebars/Mustache template files with the extension `.hbs` XML, XHTML files DTD files JSX files
CSS	In this area, define the selection of CSS identifiers/classes: Select whole CSS identifier on double-click: If this check box is selected, double-click on a CSS identifier or class name selects the entire name up to the prefix: If this check box is not selected, double-click on a CSS identifier or class name selects a portion of a name up to the nearest hyphens:

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Last modified: 20 July 2016