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Implement methods of an interface or abstract class

If a class is declared as implementing a certain interface or extending a class with abstract methods, it has to implement the methods of such interface or class. IntelliJ IDEA creates stubs for implemented methods , with the default return values for the primitive types, and null values for the objects.

Implement required methods

  1. From the main menu, select Code | Implement methods or press Ctrl+I. You can also right-click anywhere in the class file, then click Generate Alt+Insert, and select Implement methods.

  2. In the dialog that opens, select the methods to implement. If necessary, select the Copy JavaDoc checkbox to insert JavaDoc comments for the implemented methods .

  3. Click OK.

Change method body

The code template used for implementing methods (Implemented method body) accepts predefined template variables from the File Header include template (such as ${USER}, ${DATE}, and so on)

For example, consider the following file template:

#if ( $RETURN_TYPE != "void" )return $DEFAULT_RETURN_VALUE;#end // TODO ($USER, $DATE):To change the body of an implemented method, use File | Settings - Editor - File and Code Templates.

Provided that the implemented interface contains two methods, this template expands into the following code:

@Override public void hunt() { // TODO (wombat, 9/21/12): To change the body of an implemented method, use File | Settings - Editor - File and Code Templates. } @Override public String sniff() { return null; // TODO (wombat, 9/21/12): To change body of implemented methods use File | Settings - Editor - File and Code Templates. }
Last modified: 01 August 2022