Intentions

File | Settings | Editor | Intentions for Windows and Linux
IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Editor | Intentions for macOS
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Use this page to enable and disable intention actions.

In this topic:

• Intention List
• Toolbar and Controls

Intention List

The list shows all intention actions currently available in IntelliJ IDEA.

The intention actions are grouped by languages. To enable an intention action, select the check box to its left.

Toolbar and Controls

Item	Tooltip and shortcut	Description
	Ctrl+NumPad Plus	Expand all nodes in the intention list.
	Ctrl+NumPad -	Collapse all nodes in the intention list.
		Use this text box to search through the list of intention actions. As you type a search string, the intention actions that match the search pattern are displayed. To finalize the search, press Enter. The previously used search patterns are stored in the search history list.
		Click this button to clear the search history list.
Description		This read-only field shows the description of the selected intention action.
Usage examples		This area illustrates the effect of applying the selected intention action through the following fields: Before - this read-only field shows an example of source code before applying the selected intention action. After - this read-only field shows the result of applying the selected intention action to the above example of source code.