How to import .XML code style into IntelliJ Idea 15

Question

I want to use a specific code style in my editor defined in an XML file, which looks something like this:

<code_scheme name="CustomStyleName">
<option name="JAVA_INDENT_OPTIONS">
<value>
...

How is it possible to import this style into IntelliJ Idea. When I go to Preferences->Editor->Code Style->Manage it is only possible to import an Eclipse XML Profile.

score 21 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:09

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If your XML is previously exported Intellij you can simply do:

File > Import Settings > select your xml

If its custom defined, one you can try copying your xml to intellij config directory:

config/codestyles

Assuming your xml is in format intellij can understand, it will then show up in

Code Styles > Manage

If your XML is in different format, try to match tags with one of pre-defined styles(also XML)

answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:09

hitz

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Copying it to the config/codestyles directory (I created it first) and restarting the IDE solved it. – b3000 Jan 23 '16 at 17:58
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The location on OSX: ~/Library/Preferences/IdeaIC15/codestyles – b3000 Jan 25 '16 at 10:20
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The location on Linux: `~/./config/codestyles` – Blacklight Jul 27 '16 at 09:51
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For me in OSX it is a little bit different: `~/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea15/codestyles/ ` – LeOn - Han Li Dec 16 '16 at 15:30
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For Windows with IDEA14, it is in `~\.IntelliJIdea14\config\codestyles` – JaskeyLam Feb 15 '17 at 05:36

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered May 24 '20 at 02:32

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For users coming here for the same issue but recent IntelliJ version (like 20), it is a bit different now. Once you've exported your formatter in XML, then follow these steps:

Go to Preferences
Select Editor
Sele Code Style
Select the language of your choice (eg Java)
Go to Scheme at the top, click on the setting button by the side
Select the option to import scheme, choose your formatter type and select the xml file. Then save and apply.

If you see error "IntelliJ IDEA code style XML import failed with error message: null", check to ensure your XML file has the file definition <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> at the top.

NOTE: This is for MacBook. I believe the difference won't be much in other platforms.

answered May 24 '20 at 02:32

Obinna Nnenanya

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Do you know how to compare if current coding scheme and one which we are importing have any difference ? – darth vader Dec 11 '20 at 23:54
I haven't done that, but I'll suggest exporting the current one and then compare it outside IntelliJ; with git or whatever. – Obinna Nnenanya Dec 14 '20 at 15:01
This almost certainly means the file was downloaded incorrectly. Please verify your file by opening – Karan Jun 09 '22 at 19:34

How to import .XML code style into IntelliJ Idea 15

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