# Inline

> **TL;DR**
> `Refactor | Inline`
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> `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Windows), `⌘ ⌥ N` (macOS), `⌘ ⌥ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ N` (Xcode), `Ctrl+R, I` (Visual Studio), `⌘ R, I` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (ReSharper), `⌘ ⌥ N` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⌥ N` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (NetBeans), `Alt+Shift+I` (Eclipse), `⌘ ⌥ I` (Eclipse (macOS))

Currently, CLion provides the Inline Function refactoring, which is opposite to the [Extract function](extract-method.html) refactoring.

Procedure: Perform inline refactoring

1. Place the caret at the desired symbol to be inlined.

2. Do one of the following:

* From the main menu or from the context menu, select `Refactor | Inline`.

* Press `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Windows), `⌘ ⌥ N` (macOS), `⌘ ⌥ N` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ N` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (Sublime Text), `⌘ ⌥ N` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `⌘ ⌥ N` (Xcode), `Ctrl+R, I` (Visual Studio), `⌘ R, I` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (ReSharper), `⌘ ⌥ N` (ReSharper (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (QtCreator), `⌘ ⌥ N` (QtCreator (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+N` (NetBeans), `Alt+Shift+I` (Eclipse), `⌘ ⌥ I` (Eclipse (macOS)).

3. In the Inline dialog that corresponds to the selected symbol, confirm the inline refactoring or view the selected symbol usages in Find Refactoring Preview.

## See also

### Procedures

[Refactoring](refactoring-source-code.html)