Extract Method Dialog
Ctrl+Alt+M
The title of the dialog box may change to Extract Function:
- In the JavaScript context.
- In the PHP context, when the code selection is made inside a function or a script.
Item | Description |
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Name | In this text box, specify the name of the function or method to be generated on the basis of the selected source code. |
Visibility | In this area, specify the visibility scope of the method to be generated. The available options are:
This area is available only in the Extract Method dialog box when refactoring is invoked from a method of a PHP class. |
Declare static | Select this checkbox to have a static method created.
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Declare functional expression | Select this checkbox to have the new function defined through a function expression, for example, new_method = function() . The checkbox is only available when refactoring is invoked in the JavaScript context. |
Output variable(s) | This read-only text box displays the name of the variable through which the output of the new method/function will be passed to the calling method/function. Depending on your choice in the Return output variable(s) through area, this variable either will be used in a return statement or will be declared as the passed by reference parameter of the new method/function. |
Return output variable(s) through | In this area, specify the way in which the new method or function will return the output variables to the callee.
The area is available only when refactoring is invoked in the PHP context. |
Parameters | In this area, specify the parameters to be passed to the new method/function. If necessary, rename the parameters by double-clicking the corresponding parameter lines and entering new names.
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Move Up/Down | Use these buttons to change the order of the parameters. |
Replace tail "break/continue" statements with return statements | Select this checkbox to have PhpStorm transform tail break or continue statements if the selection contains any. |
Signature preview | In this read-only field, view the declaration of the new method. |
Last modified: 29 March 2018