How do you fix intellij strange string indentation?

Question

Intellij keeps on formatting my strings like this, its annoying...

How do I fix it so the lines all line up?

PreparedStatement p = s.prepare(
        "select distinct resource, uid, role " +
                "from role " +
                "where person_uuid=? " +
                "order by role, resource, uid");

I.E.:

PreparedStatement p = s.prepare(
        "select distinct resource, uid, role " +
        "from role " +
        "where person_uuid=? " +
        "order by role, resource, uid");

Phrase

I'm a recent IntelliJ convert, and I was wondering the same thing... – Jephthah

I don't have an informed answer about IntelliJ, but Eclipse has a preference page with per-language formatting rules. Can you find such a page in the IntelliJ preferences? – Bourguiba

Answer 1

You can adjust the formatting in Project Settings -> Code Style -> Java -> Wrapping and Braces. The option you are looking for should be either "Method call arguments" or "Binary Expressions"

Septa

Indeed. Binary Expressions -> Align When Multiline – Locarno

Eclipse has much more fine grained support for adjustments here, which makes it hard to conform to eclipse code styles in this case. – Embouchure

Works fine as long as you are not combining a Kotlin Elvis operator with a long exception string :) – Sidon