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IntelliJ IDEA Essentials

by Jaroslaw Krochmalski

December 2014

Intermediate to advanced

276 pages

5h 54m

English

Packt Publishing

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ErrataPiracyQuestions
Comparing the various editions
Tool windowsView modes in tool windowsPinned ModeDocked ModeFloating ModeSplit ModeMultiple views in tool windowsNavigating inside the tool windowTool windows set up for a specific projectEditor tabs
Searching for optionsSetting keyboard shortcutsColors and fontsPicking your plugins
Exporting and importing settingsSharing settingsTuning IntelliJ IDEA
What is a project?Project structure and configurationComparison of Eclipse, NetBeans, and IntelliJ IDEA terminologiesThe projectModulesFoldersLibrariesFacetsArtifacts
Creating a new project from scratchImporting the existing projectProject formatThe directory-based formatThe file-based formatThe directory-based format versus the file-based format
An overview of the editor and setupThe gutter areaThe Status barTabsScratchesScrollbar
Navigating between filesNavigating within a single fileThe Search Everywhere feature
Searching for and replacing textSyntax-aware selectionColumn selection modeClipboard historyReformatting the codeCode completionLanguage injectionGenerating codeCode inspection
Postfix code completion
Comparing filesComparing folders
Viewing inline documentationViewing type definitionsLooking for usagesViewing method parametersViewing the external documentation
An overview of refactoring
RenameFind and Replace Code DuplicatesCopyMoveMove Instance MethodSafe DeleteChange SignatureType MigrationMake StaticConvert to Instance MethodExtract refactoringsExtract VariableExtract ConstantExtract FieldExtract ParameterIntroduce Parameter ObjectExtract MethodThe Extract Method objectDelegateExtract InterfaceExtract SuperclassInlineRemove MiddlemanWrap Return ValueInvert BooleanPull Members Up or Push Members DownReplace Inheritance With DelegationConvert Anonymous Class to InnerEncapsulate FieldsReplace Constructor with Factory Method / BuilderGenerify
A temporary configuration
The Run/Debug configuration for a Java applicationCreating a Tomcat server local configurationThe Node.js configuration
Editing Maven settings
Enabling the testing plugins
Debugger settings
Enabling version control
ChangelistsAdding files to version controlCommitting filesGetting changes from the repositoryBrowsing the changesReverting the local changesUsing the difference viewerDisplaying the historyThe log viewer
Keyboard shortcuts
Setting up the environment and project

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Summary

In this chapter, we discussed what IntelliJ IDEA is, briefly presented a comparison of the available editions, and revealed the main workspace elements and how to customize them.

Install IntelliJ IDEA and try to set up your IDE the way you like it. Use the tips provided to configure the workspace like a pro. Back up your configuration or share it with others.

In the next chapter, we will create and import a project and start the actual work.

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