General Guidelines

AppCode inherits many features from the IntelliJIDEA platform. In this section we cover some of this shared functionality.

• Guided Tour Around AppCode User Interface
  • Welcome Screen
  • Menus and Toolbars
  • Navigation Bar
  • Viewing Modes
  • Status Bar
  • Comparing with Xcode User Interface
• AppCode Editor. Guided Tour
  • Opening and Reopening Files in the Editor
  • Closing Files in the Editor
  • Saving and Reverting Changes
  • Managing Editor Tabs
    • Configuring Behavior of the Editor Tabs
    • Navigating Between Editor Tabs
    • Pinning and Unpinning Tabs
    • Splitting and Unsplitting Editor Window
    • Detaching Editor Tabs
    • Editing Multiple Files Using Groups of Tabs
    • Changing Placement of the Editor Tab Headers
  • Making Files Read-Only or Writable
  • Zooming in the Editor
  • 'Lens' Mode
  • Basic Editing Procedures
    • Selecting Text in the Editor
    • Cutting, Copying and Pasting
    • Commenting and Uncommenting Blocks of Code
    • Adding, Deleting and Moving Code Fragments
    • Joining Lines and Literals
    • Splitting Lines With String Literals
    • Using Drag-and-Drop in the Editor
    • Undoing and Redoing Changes
  • Advanced Editing Procedures
    • Folding Code Elements
    • Improving Visibility of the Source Code
      • Highlighting Braces
      • Reformatting Source Code
      • Changing Indentation
      • Toggling Case
    • Using Macros in the Editor
    • Spellchecking
  • Multicursor
• Working with Tool Windows
  • Manipulating the Tool Windows
  • Tool Windows Viewing Modes
  • Speed Search in the Tool Windows
• Configuring IDE Preferences
  • Accessing IDE Preferences
  • Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Configuring Menus and Toolbars
  • Configuring Quick Lists
  • Configuring Third-Party Tools
  • Creating and Registering File Types
  • Configuring Colors and Fonts
  • Exporting and Importing Preferences
  • Setting Background Image
  • Synchronizing and Sharing Preferences
  • Switching Between Schemes
• Creating and Managing Projects
  • Creating a Project from Scratch
  • Opening, Reopening and Closing Projects
  • Cleaning System Cache
• Configuring Project Preferences
  • Xcode-Compatible Project Settings
  • AppCode-Specific Project Settings
    • Accessing Default Preferences
    • Accessing Settings Dialog
    • Configuring Individual File Encoding
    • Configuring Scopes and File Colors
    • Configuring Line Separators
    • Configuring Code Style
    • Copying Code Style Settings
• Populating Projects
  • Creating Empty Files
  • Configuring File Size Limit
  • Creating Template-based Files
  • Creating File from Xcode Template
  • Creating Groups
  • Creating Folder Reference
• Editing Interface Files
• Comparing Files and Folders
• File and Code Templates
  • File Template Variables
  • Reusable Content in Templates
• Generating Code
  • Creating Code Constructs by Live Templates
  • Creating Code Constructs Using Surround Templates
  • Creating Code Constructs Using Generate Menu
  • Unwrapping and Removing Statements
• Code completion
  • Complete Paired Characters
• Live Templates
  • Creating Live Templates
  • Live Template Variables
• Creating and Optimizing Imports
  • Creating Imports
  • Optimizing Imports
• Creating and Managing Targets
  • Creating Targets
  • Managing Targets
• Analyzing applications
  • Dependencies Analysis
  • Viewing Structure and Hierarchy of the Source Code
    • Building Hierarchies
    • Viewing Hierarchies
    • Viewing Structure of a Source File
  • Analyzing External Stacktraces
• Switching Resolve Context
• Code Inspection
  • Accessing Inspection Settings
  • Customizing Profiles
  • Configuring Inspection Severities
  • Disabling and Enabling Inspections
  • Suppressing Inspections
  • Configuring Inspection for Different Scopes
  • Running Inspections
  • Running Inspection by Name
  • Analyzing Inspection Results
  • Resolving Problems
  • Exporting Inspection Results
  • Changing Highlighting Level for the Current File
• Intention Actions
  • Applying Intention Actions
  • Configuring Intention Actions
  • Disabling Intention Actions
• Viewing Reference Information
  • Creating and Viewing AppleDoc/HeaderDoc/Doxygen Documentation
  • Viewing Definition
  • Viewing Inline Documentation
  • Viewing External Documentation
  • Viewing Method Parameter Information
• Internationalization and Localization Support
  • Strings Files
  • Creating and Editing Strings Files
• Navigating Through the Source Code
  • Navigating with Bookmarks
    • Managing Bookmarks
  • Navigating Between Open Files and Tool Windows
  • Navigating Between IDE Components
  • Navigating Between Methods and Tags
  • Navigating Between Test and Test Subject
  • Navigating from Stacktrace to Source Code
  • Navigating Through the Hierarchy of Methods
  • Navigating to Action
  • Navigating to Braces
  • Navigating to Class, File or Symbol by Name
  • Navigating to Definition
  • Navigating to Folder
  • Navigating to File Path
  • Navigating to Line
  • Navigating to Next/Previous Change
  • Navigating to Next/Previous Error
  • Navigating to Recent File
  • Navigating to Navigated Items
  • Navigating with Favorites Tool Window
  • Navigating with Navigation Bar
  • Navigating with Structure Views
• Searching Through the Source Code
  • Finding and Replacing Text in File
  • Finding and Replacing Text in Project
  • Finding Word at Caret
  • Finding Usages
    • Finding Usages in Project
    • Finding Usages in the Current File
    • Highlighting Usages
    • Viewing Recent Find Usages
    • Viewing Usages of a Symbol
  • Working With Search Results
  • Searching Everywhere
• Using TODO
  • Creating TODO Items
  • Defining TODO Patterns and Filters
  • Viewing TODO Items
  • TODO Example
• Working with Run/Debug Configurations
  • Creating and Editing Run/Debug Configurations
  • Changing Run/Debug Configuration Defaults
  • Creating Compound Run/Debug Configuration
  • Creating and Saving Temporary Run/Debug Configurations
  • Creating Folders and Grouping Run/Debug Configurations
• Running
  • Running Applications
  • Rerunning Applications
  • Reviewing Results
  • Stopping and Pausing Applications
• Debugging
  • Using Breakpoints
    • Creating Symbolic Breakpoints
    • Creating Line Breakpoints
    • Creating Exception Breakpoints
    • Accessing Breakpoint Properties
    • Configuring Breakpoints
    • Enabling, Disabling and Removing Breakpoints
    • Moving Breakpoints
    • Navigating Back to Source
    • Named Breakpoints
    • Working with Groups of Breakpoints
  • Configuring Debugger Options
  • Starting the Debugger Session
  • Pausing and Resuming the Debugger Session
  • Examining Suspended Program
  • Exploring Frames
    • Evaluating Expressions
    • Adding, Editing and Removing Watches
    • Inspecting Watched Items
    • Setting Labels to Variables, Objects and Watches
    • Navigating to Source Code from the Debug Tool Window
  • Finding the Current Execution Point
  • Set Variable Value
  • Stepping Through the Program
    • Choosing a Method to Step Into
  • Monitoring the Debug Information
  • Debugging iOS Apps with Reveal
• Testing
  • Boost Test Support
  • Catch Tests Support
  • Quick Test Support
  • Creating Tests Using Code Generate Menu
  • Creating Run/Debug Configuration for Tests
  • Generating Code in Unit Tests
  • Performing Tests
  • Monitoring and Managing Tests
  • Viewing and Exploring Test Results
  • Rerunning Tests
  • Terminating Tests
• Refactoring Source Code
  • Change Signature
  • Convert to Block
  • Convert to Function
  • Convert to Instance Variable
  • Convert to Method
  • Convert to Property
  • Extract refactorings
    • Extract Constant
    • Extract protocol
    • Extract method
    • Extract Property
    • Extract Superclass
    • Extract Variable
    • Extract Parameter
  • Inline
  • Move and Copy refactorings
  • Pull Members Up, Push Members Down
  • Rename Refactorings
  • Safe Delete
• Deploying your application
  • Comparing Deployed Files and Folders with Their Local Versions
  • Configuring Synchronization with a Web Server
  • Creating an In-Place Server Configuration
  • Creating a Local Server Configuration
  • Creating a Remote Server Configuration
  • Customizing Upload/Download
  • Excluding Files and Folders from Upload/Download
• Version control with AppCode
  • Enabling Version Control
  • Configuring Version Control Options
  • Managing Files under Version Control
  • Comparing File Versions
  • Resolving Conflicts
  • VCS Integration with issue trackers
  • Managing Changelists
  • Shelving and Unshelving Changes
  • Updating Local Information
  • Using Patches
  • Viewing Changes Information
  • Using Git integration
    • Set up a Git repository
    • Sync with a remote repository
    • Commit and push changes
    • Investigate changes
    • Use patches
    • Manage branches
    • Apply changes from one branch to another
    • Resolve conflicts
    • Work on several features simultaneously
    • Undo changes
    • Use tags to mark specific commits
    • Edit project history
    • Manage projects hosted on GitHub
  • Using CVS Integration
    • Browsing CVS Repository
    • Checking Out Files from CVS Repository
    • Configuring CVS Roots
      • Accessing the CVS Roots Dialog Box
      • Assembling a CVS Root String
      • Specifying a Version to Work With
      • Specifying Additional Connection Settings
    • Configuring Global CVS Settings
    • Ignoring Files
    • Importing a Local Directory to CVS Repository
    • Resolving Commit Errors
    • Updating Local Information in CVS
    • Using CVS Watches
    • Working Offline
    • Working with Tags and Branches
  • Using Mercurial Integration
    • Adding Files To a Local Mercurial Repository
    • Setting Up a Local Mercurial Repository
    • Managing Mercurial Branches and Bookmarks
    • Switching Between Working Directories
    • Pulling Changes from the Upstream (Pull)
    • Pushing Changes to the Upstream (Push)
    • Tagging Changesets
  • Using Perforce Integration
    • Enabling and Configuring Perforce Integration
    • Handling Modified Without Checkout Files
    • Integrating Perforce Files
    • Resolving Conflicts with Perforce Integration
    • Showing Revision Graph and Time-Lapse View
    • Using Multiple Perforce Depots with P4CONFIG
    • Working Offline
    • Checking Perforce Project Status
    • Attaching and Detaching Perforce Jobs to Changelists
  • Using Subversion Integration
    • Authenticating to Subversion
    • Browsing Subversion Repository
    • Checking Out Files from Subversion Repository
    • Cleaning Up Local Working Copy
    • Comparing With Branch
    • Configuring the Format of the Local Working Copy
    • Configuring HTTP Proxy
    • Configuring Subversion Repository Location
    • Configuring Subversion Branches
    • Creating Branches and Tags
    • Exporting Information From Subversion Repository
    • Importing a Local Directory to Subversion Repository
    • Integrating Changes to Branch
    • Integrating SVN Projects or Directories
    • Integrating Changes To/From Feature Branches
    • Locking and Unlocking Files and Folders
    • Resolving Text Conflicts
    • Sharing Directory
    • Viewing and Fast Processing of Changelists
      • Defining the Set of Changelists to Display
      • Filtering Out Extraneous Changelists
      • Integrating Files and Changelists from the Version Control Tool Window
      • Viewing and Managing Integration Status
    • Viewing Merge Sources
    • Working With Subversion Properties for Files and Directories
      • Viewing Differences in Properties
      • Resolving Property Conflicts
    • Diagnosing Problems with Subversion Integration
  • Using TFS Integration
    • Creating and Managing TFS Workspaces
    • Checking Out from TFS Repository
    • TFS Check-in Policies
  • Local History
• Managing Plugins
  • Enabling and Disabling Plugins
  • Installing, Updating and Uninstalling Repository Plugins
  • Managing Enterprise Plugin Repositories
  • Installing a Plugin from Disk
  • Adding Plugins to Enterprise Repositories
• Managing Tasks and Contexts
  • Configuring Generic Task Server
• Viewing Pages with Web Contents
  • Configuring Browsers
  • Previewing Pages with Web Contents in a Browser
  • Viewing HTML Source Code of a Web Page in the Editor
• Working with Embedded Local Terminal
• Working with AppCode Features from Command Line
  • Viewing Difference Between Files from Command Line
  • Merging Files from Command Line
• Working with Background Tasks