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I know I can change indentation by:
File > Settings > Editor > Code Style > ANY_LANGUAGE > Tabs and Indents > Use tab character but in my legacy project there is a mix of indents in different files. Is there any keyboard shortcut in IDE for changing spaces to tabs and vice versa? Or how can I set up one for all or specified language files?
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You can use Find Action with ⌘⇧A (macOS), or Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux), and then type in 'Show virtual space at the bottom of the file'.
Split a single file into multiple tabsRight-click a tab and choose Split Right or Split Down. Choose Window | Editor Tabs | Split Right/Split Down from the main menu.
If you choose Code | Reformat Code from the main menu or press Ctrl+Alt+L , IntelliJ IDEA tries to reformat the source code of the specified scope automatically. For more details on how to reformat, or exclude files from formatting, refer toReformat code.
To toggle between tabs and spaces:
On the main menu, choose Edit → Convert Indents, and then choose To Spaces or To Tabs respectively. Read more about Changing Indentation.
You can quickly do the same with Navigating to Action menu by pressing Ctrl+Shift+A and type convert indents in the field:
If you want to set spaces indents by default, go to Settings → Editor → Code Style → Java, make sure the Use tab character checkbox is unchecked and set the Indent value:
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