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Problems tool window

The Problems tool window displays problems that IntelliJ IDEA detects in your project using several tabs:

When the design-time code inspection is enabled, this tab lists all code issues found in the current file. The list is updated as you switch between files in the editor.

IntelliJ IDEA: Problems tool window. Current File tab

You can select any problem in the window and press F4 or double-click any problem to jump to the corresponding line in the editor.

Toolbar

Item

Tooltip and shortcut

Description

Enable Project-Wide Analysis

Enable Project-Wide Analysis

Analyze your entire project for problems.

View Options

View Options

Filter out code issues by their severity and configure their sorting. When no grouping or sorting options are selected, the issues are listed in the order they appear in the file.

the Open Editor Preview button

Open Editor Preview

Open the preview pane to view the selected issue in its source context right in the Problems window. Note that this preview is a normal editor where you can change the code and apply available quick-fixes.

Expand All

Expand All Ctrl+NumPad +

Expand all nodes.

Collapse All

Collapse All Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all nodes.

the Show Quick Fixes button

Show Quick Fixes Alt+Enter

Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.

Context menu options

Item

Shortcut

Description

Show Quick Fixes

Alt+Enter

Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.

Copy Problem Description

Ctrl+C

Copy the problem description to the clipboard.

Jump to Source

F4

Open the code containing the problem in the editor.

Project Errors tab

Toolbar

Item

Tooltip and shortcut

Description

Enable Project-Wide Analysis

Enable Project-Wide Analysis

Analyze your entire project for problems.

View Options

View Options

Filter out code issues by their severity and configure their sorting. When no grouping or sorting options are selected, the issues are listed in the order they appear in the file.

the Open Editor Preview button

Open Editor Preview

Open the preview pane to view the selected issue in its source context right in the Problems window. Note that this preview is a normal editor where you can change the code and apply available quick-fixes.

Expand All

Expand All Ctrl+NumPad +

Expand all nodes.

Collapse All

Collapse All Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all nodes.

Context menu options

Item

Shortcut

Description

Copy Problem Description

Ctrl+C

Copy the problem description to the clipboard.

Jump to Source

F4

Open the code containing the problem in the editor.

Inspection results tab

Toolbar

Item

Shortcut

Description

Rerun Inspection

Ctrl+F5

Run the inspection and show the results on the same tab.

Close Tab

Ctrl+Shift+F4

Close the current tab or the tool window.

Expand All

Ctrl+NumPad +

Expand all nodes.

Collapse All

Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all nodes.

Icons actions next occurence

Ctrl+Alt+Down

Navigate to the next problem.

Icons actions previous occurence

Ctrl+Alt+Up

Navigate to the previous problem.

the Settings button

Change the settings for the selected inspection or group of inspections in the Errors dialog.

Group by Severity

If this option is enabled, problems are grouped by the Error and Warning severity. Otherwise, they are grouped by inspection.

Group by Directory

Group detected problems by severity.

Navigate with Single Click

Turns the Navigate with Single Click option on and off. When the option is on and you select an item, the corresponding source file opens in the editor and the appropriate fragment is highlighted.

Filter resolved itmes

Hide resolved problems.

Export

Export the inspection results into XML or HTML format.

Apply a quickfix

Alt+Enter

Resolve the problem for the selected inspection item by choosing one of the available quick fixes from the list.

Context menu options

Item

Shortcut

Description

Jump to Source

F4

Open the file that contains the selected problem in the editor and place the caret at the beginning of the corresponding code fragment.

Exclude

Delete

Exclude the selected items from further examination. Excluded nodes are shown strikethrough. If the filter toggle Icons general filter is on, the excluded nodes are hidden.

Include

Insert

Include previously excluded items in the list of results. All nested subelements are included too.

Icons actions intention bulb Icons actions quickfix bulb

Alt+Enter

Select one of the suggested solutions.

Suppress problem

Suppress the inspection for a class, method, statement, or field. For more information, refer to Suppress inspections.

Edit Settings

Change the settings for the selected inspection or group of inspections in the Errors dialog.

Disable inspection

Disable alerts for the selected inspection in the active tab of results. If the filter toggle Icons general filter is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.

Run inspection on

Rerun the selected inspection and display the results on a new tab.

Inspection report

The inspection report is shown in the right-hand pane of the results tab when an inspection node is selected in the left-hand pane. The report may include the following:

  • Problem resolution: A button for each of the available solutions. Clicking a button invokes the corresponding fix. If no buttons are present, you have to fix the problem yourself.

  • Suppress: Click this button to reveal the list of inspection suppress options.

  • Problem synopsis: A brief description of the problem.

  • Disable inspection: Disable alerts for the selected inspection in the active tab of results. If the filter toggle Icons general filter is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.

  • Run inspection on...: Rerun the selected inspection and display the results on a new tab.

Last modified: 01 August 2022