How to separate the name of packages in the Intellij IDEA directory tree?

Question

I am using Intellij IDEA to program in Java and want to create several packages inside each other, where each of them will contain classes and other file types.

The problem is that when creating packages by IDEA, they stick together in the directory tree, it being impossible to create a class .java in the previous package. Example:

veiculo.carro.roda

I would like to create a class in the package carro but I cannot therefore, the packages stay together and IDEA always creates the class in the last package, which in this case would be the package roda.

Image of my Intellij IDEA (I’m using the latest version of 2017):

What should I do to separate package names from the directory tree or create a class in a package that is not the last?

Answer 1

^{Testing in 2019.3.4 Community Edition.}

Option 1

In the Project View, click on the gear and uncheck the option "Compact Middle Packages":

Thus, packages will no longer be shown "together", but separately. Then just click on the package you want with the right button and create the class:

Ready, class created in the package veiculo.carro.

Note: this option only appears in the menu if the option "Flatten Packages" is unchecked.

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Option 2

Check the box "Flatten Packages" and then cancel "Hide Empty Middle Packages". So you can also click on the intermediate packages to create the class directly there:

Obs: when checking the option "Flatten Packages", the option "Compact Middle Packages" some of the menu.

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Option 3

If you click on the package, the bar breadcrumb (above the Project View and below the main menu) will show all subdirectories relative to the package path, so just right-click there and create the class:

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Option 4

Finally, another option - a little more boring - is to create the class in the package veiculo.carro.roda and then move it to veiculo.carro (right click on the class -> Refactor -> Move class and choose the desired package: