Format Json Strings intellij?

Question

I am developing Java using intellij idea. And I want to assign a json like format to a Java String. But I am tired with escape characters that I have to deal with.

Is there any easy tool to format without escape characters?

Answer 1

You can use inject language feature.

Ex:

String myJsonString = "";

• Place cursor between " and ".
• Alt + Enter -> Inject language or reference -> select json from the dropdown appears,
• Now you have injected json to that String. Again Alt + Enter -> Edit Json Fragment.
• Now you can give your json inside pop-up tool as a normal json, Intellij will convert it as a String with escape characters for you. :))

Refer official documentation for more info.