How to surround code by curly braces in IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

How to surround code by curly braces in IntelliJ IDEA? Is there any keyboard-shortcut for such operation?

Answer 1

Just configure Smart Keys as follow:
IDE Settings > Editor > General > Smart Keys > Surround selection on typing quote or brace.

From the IntelliJ built-in help:

If this check box is selected, the selected text on typing a quote, double-quote or brace, will be surrounded with these characters.

If this check box is not selected, then the typed quotes, double-quotes or braces will replace the selection.