Live Templates
In this part:
- Live Templates
- Simple, Parameterized and Surround Live Templates
- Live Template Abbreviation
- Live Template Variables
- Groups of Live Templates
- Creating and Editing Live Templates
- Creating and Editing Template Variables
- Sharing Live Templates
Overview
Live templates let you insert frequently-used or custom code constructs into your source code file quickly, efficiently, and accurately.
Live templates are stored in the following location:
- Windows:
<your_user_home_directory>\.IntelliJ IDEA<version_number>\config\templates
- Linux:
~IntelliJ IDEA<version>/config/templates
- macOS:
~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJ IDEA<version>/templates
Important notes
- To create or edit the Live templates, use the Live Templates page of the Settings/Preferences dialog.
- Having created a custom live template, you can export all the live templates together with the other settings, and import them. Refer to the section Exporting and Importing Settings for details.
Last modified: 29 November 2017