IntelliJ IDEA 12.1.0 Web Help

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Some features described here are available in Ultimate edition only.

Use this dialog box to configure running and debugging of Android applications and activities on actual and virtual devices.

Click here for the description of the common options.

The dialog box consists of three tabs:

General tab

ItemDescription
ModuleFrom this drop-down list, select the module to apply the configuration to.
Do not launch activitySelect this option to run the application on a virtual or physical device without launching any activities.
Launch default activitySelect this option to have the activity marked as start-up launched on application start.
Launch Select this option to specify the activity to be launched upon the application start. Type the activity name manually or click the Browse button browseButton.png and select the desired activity in the Select Activity Class dialog box, that opens.

The list of available activities is determined by the choice of the module.

Deploy application
  • When this check box is selected, the current application is deployed on the selected target device and launched according to the launch settings.
  • When this check box is cleared, the previously deployed application is launched. If no application is deployed on the device, an error is reported.
Target Device In this area, choose the type of device to run/debug the application on. The available options are:
  • Show chooser dialog: choose this option have IntelliJ IDEA display the Choose Device dialog box when the application is already started.
  • USB device: choose this option to have IntelliJ IDEA detect a plugged in USB device upon the application start.
  • Emulator: choose this option to use one of the configured emulators and choose the relevant configuration in the Prefer Android Virtual Device drop-down list.

Note

Selecting the Show chooser dialog or USB device option may be helpful if you are going to run the application on a physical device which will be plugged in later and therefore the set of available devices cannot be foreseen.

Prefer Android Virtual DeviceFrom this drop-down box, select the virtual device configuration to run or debug the specified activity.

The drop-down list is available only if the Emulator check box is cleared.

Browse browseButton.pngClick this button to open the Select Android Virtual Device dialog box, where you can appoint a device to launch upon the future session start-up with the configuration being specified

Emulator tab

In this tab, specify additional configuration settings for launching the Android emulator.

ItemDescription
Network Speed From this drop-down list, select the network transfer rate to be simulated.
Network Latency Use this drop-down list to specify the time delay between the initial input and the output.
Wipe user data Select this check box to have the contents of the user-data image copied to the new user-data disk image while resetting the image. By default, the <system>/userdata.img is copied.
Disable boot animation Select this check box if you do not want an animated boot screen displayed upon the emulator start-up.
Additional command line options In this text box, type the additional options to be passed to the emulator via the command line. For lengthy command lines, click the editorIcon.gif button and type the text in the Additional Command Line Options dialog box, that opens.

Logcat tab

ItemDescription
Clear log before launch Select this check box to have the data from previous sessions removed from the log file before starting the application.

Toolbar

ItemShortcutDescription
add InsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertInsertShift Backspace Click this button to add new configuration to the list.
delete DeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDelete or Ctrl+DDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDeleteDelete or Backspace Click this button to remove the selected configuration from the list.
copy Ctrl+DCtrl+DCtrl+DCtrl+DMeta+DCtrl+DCtrl+DCtrl+D, Ctrl+Shift+Down or Ctrl+Shift+UpCtrl+DMeta DMeta DMeta D Click this button to create a copy of the selected configuration.
settings Edit defaultsClick this button to edit the default configuration templates. The defaults are used for the newly created configurations.
arrowUp or arrowDown Alt+UpAlt+UpAlt+UpAlt+UpAlt+Up or Ctrl+Alt+AAlt+UpAlt+UpCtrl+Alt+UpCtrl+Shift+UpControl UpControl UpControl Alt Up or Alt+DownAlt+DownAlt+DownAlt+DownAlt+Down or Ctrl+Alt+EAlt+DownAlt+DownCtrl+Alt+DownCtrl+Shift+DownControl DownControl DownControl Alt Down Use these buttons to move the selected configuration or group of configurations (folder) up and down in the list.

The order of configurations or folders in the list defines the order, in which configurations appear in the Run/Debug drop-down list on the main toolbar.

folder Use this button to create a new folder.

If one or more run/debug configurations have the focus, then the selected run/debug configurations 0 are automatically moved to the newly created folder. If only a category has the focus, then an empty folder is created.

Common options

ItemDescription
NameIn this text box, specify the name of the current run/debug configuration. This field does not appear for the default run/debug configurations.
Defaults This node in the left-hand pane of the dialog box contains the default run/debug configuration settings. Select the desired configuration to change its default settings in the right-hand pane. The defaults are applied to all newly created run/debug configurations.
Temporary configurations limit Specify here the maximum number of temporary configurations to be stored and shown in the Select Run/Debug Configuration drop-down list.
Share Select this check box to make the run/debug configuration available to other team members.

If the directory-based project format is used, the settings for a run/debug configuration are stored in a separate xml file in the .idea\runConfigurations folder if the run/debug configuration is shared and in the .idea\workspace.xml file otherwise.

If the file-based format is used, the settings are stored in the .ipr file for shared configurations or in the .iws file for the ones that are not shared.

This check box is not available when editing the run/debug configuration defaults.

Single instance onlyIf this check box is selected, this run/debug configuration cannot be launched more than once.

Every time a new run/debug configuration is launched, IntelliJ IDEA checks the presence of the other instances of the same run/debug configuration, and displays a confirmation dialog box. If you click OK in the confirmation dialog box, the first instance of the runner will be stopped, and the next one will take its place.

This make sense, when usage of certain resources can cause conflicts, or when launching two run/debug configurations of the same type consumes too much of the CPU and memory resources.

If this check box is not selected, it is possible to launch as many instances of the runner as required. So doing, each runner will start in its own tab of the Run tool window.

Before launchSpecify which tasks should be carried out before starting the run/debug configuration. The specified tasks are performed in the order that they appear in the list.
ItemKeyboard shortcutDescription
addAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+InsertAlt+Insert or Ctrl+NAlt+InsertControl N or Control EnterControl N or Control EnterMeta N or Control EnterClick this icon to add a task to the list. Select the task to be added:
  • Run External tool. Select this option to run an application which is external to IntelliJ IDEA. In the dialog that opens, select the application or applications that should be run. If the necessary application is not defined in IntelliJ IDEA yet, add its definition. For more information, see Configuring Third-Party Tools and External Tools.
  • Make. Select this option to have the project or module compiled. The Make Module command will be carried out if a particular module is specified in the run/debug configuration, and the Make Project command otherwise.

    If an error occurs during the compilation, IntelliJ IDEA won't attempt to start the run/debug configuration.

  • Make, no error check. The same as the Make option but IntelliJ IDEA will try to start the run/debug configuration irrespective of the compilation result.
  • Build Artifacts. Select this option to have an artifact or artifacts built. In the dialog that opens, select the artifact or artifacts that should be built.

    See also, Configuring Artifacts.

  • Run Another Configuration. Select this option to have another run/debug configuration executed. In the dialog that opens, select the configuration to be run.
  • Run Ant target. Select this option to have an Ant target run. In the dialog that opens, select the target to be run. For more information, see Ant.
  • Generate CoffeeScript Source Maps. Select this option to have the source maps for your CoffeeScript sources generated. In the dialog that opens, specify where your CoffeeScript source files are located.

    For more information, see CoffeeScript Support.

  • Run Maven Goal. Select this option to have a Maven goal run. In the dialog that opens, select the goal to be run.

    For more information, see Maven.

deleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteAlt+DeleteMeta DeleteMeta DeleteMeta Delete Click this icon to remove the selected task from the list.
edit1EnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnterEnter Click this icon to edit the selected task. Make the necessary changes in the dialog that opens.
arrowUp Alt+UpAlt+UpAlt+UpAlt+UpAlt+Up or Ctrl+Alt+AAlt+UpAlt+UpCtrl+Alt+UpCtrl+Shift+UpControl UpControl UpControl Alt Up Click this icon to move the selected task one line up in the list.
arrowDown Alt+DownAlt+DownAlt+DownAlt+DownAlt+Down or Ctrl+Alt+EAlt+DownAlt+DownCtrl+Alt+DownCtrl+Shift+DownControl DownControl DownControl Alt Down Click this icon to move the selected task one line down in the list.
Show this page Select this check box to have the run/debug configuration settings shown prior to actually starting the run/debug configuration.

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