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Reformat File Dialog

Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L


The dialog appears when you press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+L in the editor of the current file. If you choose Code | Reformat Code on the main menu or press Ctrl+Alt+L, IntelliJ IDEA tries to reformat the source code of the specified scope automatically.

ItemDescription
Only VCS changed textIf this check box is selected, then reformatting will apply only to the files that have been changed locally, but not yet checked in to the repository.
This check box is only available for the files under version control.
Selected textChoose this option to have the currently selected fragment of source code reformatted.
Whole fileChoose this option to have all the source code in the current file reformatted.
Optimize importsSelect this check box to remove unused import statements from the code within the selected scope.
Rearrange codeSelect this check box to reorder your source code entries according to the configurations specified in the Arrangement tab of your Code Style settings.

This check box is not available for Python files.

RunClick this button to start reformatting the source code within the specified scope.
Last modified: 29 November 2017

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