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declare a block of code using comments in intellij with ability to collapse

I have a bunch of code like this:

// methods related to Provider X
public void methodA() {...}
public String someOtherMethod {...}
public void increaseRankOfProviderX {...}
// end of 'methods related to Provider X'

I want IntelliJ to know this part as a block and I also want to collapse them, is there a way or plugin available I can achieve this in IntelliJ?

Solution

  • Official documentation.

    Two ways you can fold the code in IntelliJ IDEA:

    NetBeans-like:

    //<editor-fold desc="...">
... code ...
//</editor-fold>

    VisualStudio-like:

    //region <...>
... code ...
//endregion

    Note that line commenting symbols for "region...endregion" can be changed from "//" to "#" if the '#' character is supported by a language. But by default custom folding comments use the same comment characters as normally used for language line comments.

    Instead of typing the comments manually, in many cases you can invoke a 'Surround With' action for the highlighted code with Ctrl+Alt+T:

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