In Intellij IDEA how do I replace text with a new line?

Question

Say I wanted to replace all commas with commas and a new line using Intellij IDEA\'s replace function. What do I put in the search box? In vim I\'d use &\\r

Answer 1

On intellij Ultimate 2017.1:

I didn't need regex. But I could make the multiline replace appear.

• I entered \n in the field I wanted to replace
• I placed my cursor in the field where I wanted to enter the replacement text, and clicked Ctrl-Shift + Enter. Here I just hit return

Answer 2

You need to check the Regex box and use "\n" for the new line character:

Answer 3

The easiest way that I have done it is to use the regular expression form of replace.

Chances are that you don't want to replace the {, but just keep in my escaping them if you do want to do so.

Answer 4

For those looking for the old multiline replace in inteliJ with version > 15.x. It seems somewhat hidden, but if you select multiple lines > click CTRL+F, then immediately click CTRL+R you are presented with the original multiline replace.

This is working on Mac IntelliJ 2016.1.3 with ⌘+F > ⌘+R