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Applicable contexts

The Surround with feature (Code | Surround with or Ctrl+Alt+T) lets you put expressions or statements within blocks or language constructs. This feature in IntelliJ IDEA applies to:

ContextSurround withExample
Java statements
  • if
  • if/else
  • while
  • do/while
  • for
  • try/catch
  • try/finally
  • try/catch/finally
  • synchronized
  • Runnable
  • {}

wrapWithStatement.png

Java expressions
  • (expr)
  • ((Type)expr)
  • !(expr instanseof Type)
wrapExpression.png
XML/HTML /JSP/JSPX tags
  • Tag
  • CDATA section
  • <% ... %>
  • Emmet
wrapTags.png
JavaScript statements
  • (expr)
  • !(expr)
  • if
  • if / else
  • while
  • do / while
  • for
  • try / catch
  • try / finally
  • try / catch / finally
  • with
  • function
  • { }
  • function expression
surround_with_java_script.png
ActionScript statements
  • if
  • if / else
  • while
  • do / while
  • for
  • try / catch
  • try / finally
  • try / catch / finally
  • with
  • function
  • {}
  • function expression
surround_with_action_script.png
PHP statements
  • if
  • if / else
  • while
  • do / while
  • for
  • foreach
  • try / catch
  • function
surround_with_php_statements.png
Custom folding region comments Any fragment of code, where Surround With is applicableimages/customFolding1.png

Surrounding blocks of code

To surround a block of code
  1. Select the desired code fragment.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the main menu, choose Code | Surround With
    • Press Ctrl+Alt+T.

    A pop-up window displays the list of enclosing statements according to the context.

  3. Select the desired surround statement from the list. To do that, use the mouse cursor, up and down arrow keys, or a shortcut key displayed next to each element of the list.