Draw lines between methods in code editor of IntelliJ

Question

Is there a way to make IntelliJ distinguish where each method’s body starts and stops? Perhaps drawing a line to separate the methods visually?

Seems kind of silly nowadays to be typing a “flower box” of asterisks as comments around method headings. The IDE should know where each method begins and ends.

Answer 1

“Method separators”

Yes. IntelliJ calls the feature “method separators”.

In Preferences > Editor > General > Appearance, check the Show method separators box.

You can even control the color of the line drawn between methods. See Preferences > Editor > Color Scheme > General > Code > Method separator color > Foreground field where you can type in a the hex triplet code for a color in RGB. The default in the Darcula theme is 4D4D4D.

The code editor then displays a line across the pane, directly above the name of the method. For example, in this screenshot see the line above the method named MainView.