IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 Help

Inspections

File | Settings | Editor | Inspections for Windows and Linux
IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences | Editor | Inspections for macOS
Ctrl+Alt+S the Settings/Preferences icon


Managing the profile

Item

Description

Profile

Select the name of the profile you want to configure.

Show Scheme Actions

Click this button to:

  • Copy to IDE/Copy to Project: create a copy of the selected profile on the project or global (IDE) level.

  • Duplicate: create a copy of the current profile.

  • Rename: rename the profile.

  • Delete: remove a profile. You can only delete custom profiles.

  • Add description: write some description for the current profile. After you type the text, press Enter it, or Escape to discard.

  • Export: save the current profile to your computer as an XML file.

  • Import Profile: import a previously exported profile.

Modified inspections are highlighted in blue.

Toolbar

Inspections toolbar

Item and Shortcut

Description

Search History

Search through the list of inspections. Your search requests will be stored.

Filter Inspections

Show the list of available inspections filters. To reset the applied filter, use the Reset Filters option.

Expand All Ctrl+NumPad Plus

Collapse All Ctrl+NumPad -

Expand/collapse all inspections.

Reset to Empty

Disable all inspections.

Inspection severity and scopes

Item

Description

Description

The description of the selected inspection.

Inspection severity

Select the severity level for the current inspection.

Scopes

Select the scope of files to which you want to apply the current inspection.

Click Edit Scopes Order to switch to another dialog, where you can create a new scope or change the order of the existing scopes.

Last modified: 17 October 2019