#IntelliJ Tricks by Victor Rentea, Software Crafter and Trainer

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• Autocompletion: person.firstName > person.fn > p.fn
• Boilerplate: toString
• Type-aware / snake-completion: MaritalStatus
• Postfix Completion: .sout .log .assertThat
• Live Templates: boot, logs
• TAB completion
• Statics (CTRL-SPACE x 2): ctm

• Finish Statement (CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER :: ⇧⌘Enter)
  • if, method, class
  • method call: ofNullable(
  • Wrap generics: Optional<
• Surround with (CTRL-ALT-T :: ⌥⌘T): if, try
• Embrace Selection: while text is selected, press any of: {"'`<([

• Multi-cursor
  • Token-based❤️ (ALT-J :: ^G) -- MovieType .html
  • ALT-drag -- .feature
  • ALT-SHIFT + click, click
• Expand/Contract selection

(ALT-ENTER :: ⌥ ⏎):

• Define Variable for expression
• Define new type/method
• Delete dead code
• Syntax-Tree analysis: see Boolean Logic
• Run inspection on entire project -- String.valueOf
• and 500+ more 😊=> almost all are disabled by default

• ALT-Enter on .stream <-> for
• Skip writing ".stream()"
• Autocomplete after directly after ::
• Collecting: ctl, cs, cj

• Quick Definition (Ctrl-Shift-I :: ⌥ Space)
• Current Parameter (Ctrl-P)
• Type of current expression (Ctrl-Shift-P)
• Call hierarchy (CTRL-ALT-H :: ^⌥H)
• Recent Files (CTRL-E :: ⌘E)
• Recent Places/Changes (CTRL-SHIFT-E)
• Bookmark (F11 :: F3)
• Collapse / Fold (CTRL-. :: ⌘.)

• Introduce Parameter, Functional Parameter, and Parameter Object -- Parameters.java

• Add param from inside / from outside w/ ALT-ENTER

• Extract Method (+ Auto-Parameterize) -- ExtractMethod.java

• Combo: Extract over & Inline inner

• Combo: Extract & Move/Convert to Instance

• Extract / Inline / Encapsulate Field -- Fields.java

• Extract explanatory variable (w or w/o preselecting)

• Extract / Inline Interface

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• Practice all the moves yourself (pause-play this)

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