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Introduction

In the Editor, you can configure the editor's behavior related to the paired braces. When the option Insert pair } is enabled, the closing brace is automatically added with indent on pressing . Indentation level is defined in the Code Style settings.

Configuring paired elements behavior

To configure insertion of paired elements
  1. Press ⌘,⌘,⌘,⌥F7⌃⌥S or choose File | Settings (for Windows and Linux) or IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences (for macOS) on the main menu, and then go to Editor | General | Smart Keys.
  2. Configure automatic insertion of paired elements by selecting the following checkboxes:
    • Insert pair bracket
    • Insert pair quote
    • Auto-close tag on typing '</'
    • Insert pair %> in JSP
  3. To have the closing braces inserted upon pressing , select the Insert pair } checkbox.
  4. Apply changes and click OK.

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