IntelliJ IDEA 2017.1 Help

Getting Started with Dotty

IntelliJ IDEA lets you create a Scala project with the Dotty SDK.

Creating a project

Before you create a project make sure that the Scala plugin is downloaded and enabled in IntelliJ IDEA.

  1. If no project is currently open in IntelliJ IDEA, click Create New Project on the Welcome screen. Otherwise, select File | New | Project.

    As a result, the New Project wizard opens.

  2. In the left-hand pane, select Scala.
  3. In the right-hand pane, select Dotty.
    You can also select Scala for creating a project with the Scala module, SBT for creating a project with the SBT module, Play 2.x for creating a project with the Play 2.x framework or Activator for creating a project with Typesafe Activator templates.
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    Click Next.
  4. On the next page of the wizard, specify your project's information and click Finish.
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    The IntelliJ IDEA will create a project with the Dotty SDK. For more information on Dotty, please refer to the Dotty page.
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Last modified: 18 July 2017