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IntelliJ IDEA 14, 15, 2016 & 2017

Format existing code

1. Ensure right margin is not exceeded

   File > Settings > Editor > Code Style > Java > Wrapping and Braces > Ensure right margin is not exceeded

   

2. Reformat code

   Code > Reformat code...

   

   or press Ctrl + Alt + L

   If you have something like this:

   thisLineIsVeryLongAndWillBeChanged();   // comment
   

   it will be converted to

   thisLineIsVeryLongAndWillBeChanged();   
   // comment  
   

   instead of

   // comment  
   thisLineIsVeryLongAndWillBeChanged();   
   

   This is why I select pieces of code before reformatting if the code looks like in the previous example.