Inline

Use the Inline refactoring to reverse the extract refactoring for a method or a variable.

Place the caret at the code fragment you want to inline.
Press Ctrl+Alt+N. Alternatively, right-click the code fragment and select the inline refactoring that you need from the Refactor menu.
In the dialog, specify the inlining options.
(Optional) Select Preview to preview changes.
Preview and apply changes.

Examples

Inline Variable

Inline Variable refactoring replaces redundant variable usage with its initializer.

Before	After
func main() { subj := subject{name: "world"} format := "hello %s" fmt.Printf(format, subj.name) }	func main() { subj := subject{name: "world"} fmt.Printf("hello %s", subj.name) }

Inline Function/Method

Inline Function/Method results in placing method's body into the body of its caller(s).

Before	After
package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println(<caret>hello()) print(hello()) } func hello() string { return "Hello World!" }	Inline all invocations and remove declaration package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!") print("Hello World!") } Inline all invocations and keep declaration package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!") print("Hello World!") } func hello() string { return "Hello World!" } Inline this invocation only and keep declaration package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!") print(hello()) } func hello() string { return "Hello World!" }

Before

After

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Println(<caret>hello())
	print(hello())
}

func hello() string {
	return "Hello World!"
}

Inline all invocations and remove declaration

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!")
	print("Hello World!")
}

Inline all invocations and keep declaration

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!")
	print("Hello World!")
}

func hello() string {
	return "Hello World!"
}

Inline this invocation only and keep declaration

package main

import "fmt"

func main() {
	fmt.Println(<caret>"Hello World!")
	print(hello())
}

func hello() string {
	return "Hello World!"
}

Last modified: 04 April 2025