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Extract Superclass

Basics

The Extract Superclass refactoring enables extracting certain methods of a class into a superclass.

Example

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To extract a superclass

  1. Select the desired class in one of the views, or just open it in the editor.
  2. On the on the main menu or on the context menu, choose Refactor | Extract | Superclass.
  3. In the Extract Superclass dialog box that appears, specify the following information:
    • Name of the new superclass.
    • Target directory where it will be stored.
    • Methods to be included in the superclass.
  4. Proceed with the refactoring.

See Also

Last modified: 18 July 2017