File and Code Templates

• Plain text.
• #parse directives to work with template includes.
• Variables to be expanded into corresponding values in the format ${<variable_name>}.

  The available predefined file template variables are:

  • ${PACKAGE_NAME} - the name of the target package where the new class or interface will be created.
  • ${PROJECT_NAME} - the name of the current project.
  • ${FILE_NAME} - the name of the file that will be created.
  • ${USER} - the login name of the current user.
  • ${DATE} - the current system date.
  • ${TIME} - the current system time.
  • ${YEAR} - the current year.
  • ${MONTH} - the current month.
  • ${DAY} - the current day of the month.
  • ${HOUR} - the current hour.
  • ${MINUTE} - the current minute.
  • ${PRODUCT_NAME} - the name of the IDE in which the file will be created.
  • ${MONTH_NAME_SHORT} - the first 3 letters of the month name. Example: Jan, Feb, etc.
  • ${MONTH_NAME_FULL} - full name of a month. Example: January, February, etc.

  IntelliJ IDEA provides a set of additional variables for PHP include templates, that is, templates of reusable fragments that can be included in other PHP file template. The built-in PHP include templates are intended for generating file headers and PHPDoc documentation comments. The following variables are available in PHP include templates:

  • ${NAME} - the name of the class, field, or function (method) for which the PHPDoc comment will be generated.
  • ${NAMESPACE} - the fully qualified name (without a leading slash) of the class or field namespace.
  • ${CLASS_NAME} - the name of the class where the field to generate the PHPDoc comment for is defined.
  • ${STATIC} - gets the value static if the function (method) or field to generate the comment for is static. Otherwise evaluates to an empty string.
  • ${TYPE_HINT} - a prompt for the return value of the function (method) to generate the comment for. If the return type cannot be detected through the static analysis of the function (method), evaluates to void.
  • ${PARAM_DOC} - - a documentation comment for parameters. Evaluates to a set of lines @param type name. If the function to generate comments for does not contain any parameters, the variable evaluates to empty content.
  • ${THROWS_DOC} - a documentation comment for exceptions. Evaluates to a set of lines @throws type. If the function to generate comments for does not throw any exceptions, the variable evaluates to empty content.
  • ${DS} - a dollar character ($). The variable evaluates to a plain dollar character ($) and is used when you need to escape this symbol so it is not treated as a prefix of a variable.
  • ${CARET} - indicated the position of the caret after generating and adding the comment.

    This ${CARET} variable is applied only when a PHPDoc comment is generated and inserted during file creation. When a PHPDoc comment is created through Code | Generate | PHPDoc block, multiple selection of functions or methods is available so documentation comments can be created to several classes, functions, methods, or fields. As a result, IntelliJ IDEA cannot "choose" the block to apply the ${CARET} variable in, therefore in this case the ${CARET} variable is ignored.

  • You can prevent treating dollar characters ($) in template variables as prefixes. If you need a dollar character ($ inserted as is, use the ${DS} file template variable instead. When the template is applied, this variable evaluates to a plain dollar character ($).

    For example, to use some version control keywords (such as $Revision$, $Date$, etc.) in your default class template, write ${DS} instead of the dollar prefix ($).

  • IntelliJ IDEA doesn't prompt for the values of Velocity variables defined with #set.
• Custom variables. Their names can be defined right in the template through the #set directive or will be defined during the file creation.

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