IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2 Help

Extract Field Dialog

Item

Description

Field of type/Name

In this field, specify the name of the new field.

Initialize in

In this area select where the new field will be initialized in.

Visibility

In this area, specify the visibility scope for the new field. The available options are:

  • Public - if you select this option, the new field will be accessible from anywhere.

  • Private - if you select this option, the new field will be accessible only from the current class.

  • Protected - if you select this option, the new field will be accessible from the current class as well as from its inherited and parent classes.

  • Package local - if you select this option, the new field will be accessible from the classes of the current package only.

Replace all occurrences

Select this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA automatically replace all the occurrences of the selected expression.

The checkbox is enabled only if the selected expression is used more than once in the class. All the found occurrences of the expression are highlighted.

Declare final

Check this option to create a final field.

Delete variable declaration

Check this option to delete variable declaration.

Last modified: 02 August 2022