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IntellijIDEA

Intellij IDEA lets you add different intentions for strings and perform different actions with strings in Scala. IntellijIDEA Intellij IDEA also supports a the Scala multi-line strings feature. This feature lets you format literals and helps your code to look more orderly.

1. How to Insert Gap with Concatenation into a String

IntellijIDEA lets you insert a gap with concatenation intention. To do that, in your editor enter a string and press

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Select Insert gap with concatenation ("+ +") and press

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Now you can insert a value into your string. You can evaluate the result in the Scala Console window.

2. How to Convert a String Concatenation into Interpolated String

For the Scala version 2.10 and later you have the ability to convert a string concatenation into the interpolated string.
To do that, select a value with concatenation in your string and press

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You can also choose an option Convert to formatted string and get your basic Java formatted string.

3. How to Convert a String into a Multi-line String and Vice Versa

You can convert your string into a multi-line string. Simply enter your string, press

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Converting to multi-line strings removes escaped sequences such as '\\' or '\n'.

You also can convert the multi-line string into the regular string.
Press

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View the result.

To start entering a multi-line string, simply type triple quotes in your editor.

If you press

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The white spaces are also preserved. Please see the following example:

4. How to Insert a Replace Intention

The .replace("\r"," ") intention lets you keep the carret caret in the correct place on the next line in the multi-line strings regardless of what operating system you have at the moment.
Enter a multi-line string, press

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5. How to Insert an Inject Language/Reference Intention

You can inject language or a reference into your multi-line string literals.
Enter a multi-line string, press

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The list of available languages opens. Choose the appropriate one and press

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To cancel the language injection, simply choose the Un-Inject Language/Reference intention.

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You can set a different format for multi-line strings' options such as Margin char indent or Margin Char. You can also disable a multi-line strings support.
To open the Multi-line strings settings, in the main menu select

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