Inlay hints
Inlay hints are special markers that appear in the editor and provide additional information about your code, like the names of the parameters that a called method expects. Other types of hints inform you about annotations, code authors, usages, and so on (depending on the language).
Inlay hints appear in the editor and provide you with additional information about your code to make it easier to read and navigate.
Enable or disable inlay hints
To disable a hint that is currently in front of you in the editor:
Right-click the hint and select whether you want to disable the specific type of hints or all hints in this category.
To configure one or more specific groups of inlay hints:
Open the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) , go to , and use the checkboxes next to the hints to hide or show the corresponding category of inlay hints.
To disable inlay hints for a specific class or method (where applicable) :
Open the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) , go to , and click Exclude list. In the dialog that opens, specify the list of symbols to exclude using fully qualified names or wildcard syntax.
To enable or disable all inlay hints at once, use the Toggle Inlay Hints Globally action in the Search Everywhere dialog.
Press Ctrl+Shift+A and start typing
Toggle Inlay Hints Globally. Use the switcher to enable or disable inlay hints in IntelliJ IDEA.Additionally, you can assign a shortcut for this action. Open the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) and go to the Keymap page. Type
Toggle Inlay Hints Globallyin the search field, then double-click the action to set a shortcut for it. For more information, refer to Configure keyboard shortcuts.
The list of available languages, contexts, and hint types depends on the installed and enabled plugins. In the inlay hints settings (), you can learn more about the available inlay hints, preview how they appear in the editor, and configure their position.
Change inlay hints appearance
In the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) , go to , then select Inline hints.
Select the inlay hint type and state, and configure the font color and effects as required.