IntelliJ Idea Tips and Tricks for Java/Spring Microservices Handling
Chandrika Deb
Software Engineer, Amdocs
Essential IDE Tips
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Options 💡 |
Description ♾️ |
Accessibility 🔗 |
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Dependency |
Add Maven/Gradle dependency on the go |
Alt + Insert |
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Gutter Icons |
Navigation, Can be disabled |
Settings -> Editor -> General -> Gutter Icons |
| 3 |
Settings |
Project Settings |
Shift + Shift |
| 4 |
Last Change |
Recent edited locations/files |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| 5 |
Analyze Stacktrace |
Copy from clipboard to get a formatted stacktrace |
Analyze -> Stacktrace -> Auto detect -> Ok |
| 6 |
File Diff |
Check file difference in split view |
Ctrl + D |
| 7 |
Bookmark |
Mark a file as bookmark |
F11 |
| 8 |
Keymap Settings |
Change shortcut settings to Eclipse! |
Ctrl + (Backquote) |
Navigation Shortcuts
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Options 💡 |
Description ♾️ |
Accessibility 🔗 |
| 1 |
Go To Test File |
Directly go to same name test file or create one |
Ctrl + Shift + T |
| 2 |
Code Samples |
Find code templates |
Settings -> Editor -> File and Code Templates -> Code Tab |
| 3 |
Recent Files |
Open recently opened files |
Ctrl + E |
| 4 |
Recent Locations |
Recent edited locations |
Ctrl + Shift + E |
| 5 |
Back to Editor |
Return back to Code Editor |
Escape |
| 6 |
VCS Quick Popup |
Open VCS Window |
Alt + (Backquote) |
| 7 |
Select in Current File |
Select Window |
Alt + F1 |
| 8 |
Go to Class |
Find Classes |
Ctrl + N |
| 9 |
Go To Files |
Find Files |
Ctrl + Shift + N |
| 10 |
Type Hierarchy |
Show type hierarchy |
Ctrl + H |
| 11 |
Call Hierarchy |
Show function call hierarchy |
Ctrl + Alt + H |
| 12 |
Diagram Popup |
Show class methods dependency diagram popup |
Ctrl + Alt + U |
| 13 |
Dependency Structure Matrix (DSM) |
Analyze dependency between modules |
Analyze -> Dependency Matrix |
| 14 |
Sysout |
Print statement |
sout + Tab |
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Last Variable Printed |
soutv + Tab |
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Input Parameter Printed |
soutp + Tab |
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Classname/Method Printed |
soutm + Tab |
| 15 |
Check Null |
Check variable is null |
varname.null + Tab |
| 16 |
Check Not Null |
Check variable is NOT null |
varname.notnull + Tab |
| 17 |
Show Usages |
Show all usages of the variable or method |
Ctrl + Left Click OR Ctrl + Alt + F7 |
| 18 |
Quick Documentation |
Show quick file contents without opening it |
Ctrl + Shift + I |
| 19 |
Paste Options |
Choose which copied statement to paste |
Ctrl + Shift + V |
| 20 |
Extract |
Method |
Ctrl + Alt + M |
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Variable |
Ctrl + Alt + V |
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Field |
Ctrl + Alt + F |
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Constant |
Ctrl + Alt + C |
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Param |
Ctrl + Alt + P |
| 21 |
Nav Bar |
Jump to navigation bar |
Alt + Home |
| 22 |
Project Window |
Open/Close Project Tool Window |
Alt + 1 |
| 23 |
Git Changes Window |
Open/Close Git Changes Tool Window |
Alt + 9 |
| 24 |
Terminal Window |
Open/Close Terminal Window |
Alt + F12 |
| 25 |
File Structure |
Open File Structure |
Ctrl + F12 |
| 26 |
Documentation |
Open Quick Documentation |
Ctrl + Q |
Useful Plugins
| 📌 |
Plugin 💡 |
Description ♾️ |
| 1 |
Key Promoter X |
Learn/Add Shorcuts on the go |
| 2 |
.ignore |
syntax highlight, user template, file generation, support for multiple |
| 3 |
Material UI Theme |
Attractive IDE Themes |
| 4 |
Rainbow Brackets |
Never miss a bracket in your code! |
| 5 |
Tabnine |
Code completion mastery |
| 6 |
String Manipulation |
Essential String manipulation shortcuts on the go! |
| 7 |
Edutools |
Learn/Teach Code |