Extract Variable dialog

Generally, this dialog is used to extract new variables. Depending on the language, there may be additional options.

In Java, you can declare the new variable final.
To make this dialog accessible for Java, you have to disable in-place refactoring in the editor settings.
In JavaScript, you can select to extract a (global) variable or a constant. For JavaScript 1.7, JavaScript 1.8.5, ES5, and ES6, there is also an option of extracting a local variable.

Item	Description	Language
Type	Select the type of the new variable.	ActionScript
Name	Specify the name for the new variable.	All
Replace all occurrences	Select this option to replace all the occurrences of the selected expression (if more than one occurrence of the selected expression is found).	All
Declare final	Select this option to declare the new variable `final`.	Java
	Choose how to extract the variable: var – extract a global variable. const – extract a constant. let – extract a local variable. The let option is available only for JavaScript 1.7, JavaScript 1.8.5, ES5, and ES6.	JavaScript
Make constant	Select this option to extract a constant rather than a variable.	ActionScript

02 September 2025