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Inspection Results Tool Window

View | Tool Windows | Inspection Results

  • You can access the tool window this way only when it is already opened through Code | Inspect Code.

  • After you deactivate the tool window manually by clicking the Close button icons actions close svg, the tool window is available again only through Code | Inspect Code.

The Inspection Results tool window displays inspection results on separate tabs.

The left-hand pane of each tab shows a tree view of the inspections for which problems are found. The right-hand pane shows summary information for an item selected in the left-hand pane.

On this page:

Toolbar buttons

Item

Shortcut

Description

icons actions rerun svg Ctrl+F5

Click this button to run the inspection and show the results on the same tab.

icons actions close svg Ctrl+Shift+F4

Click this button to close the current tab or the tool window.

icons actions expandall svg Ctrl+NumPad Plus

Expand all nodes

icons actions collapseall svg Ctrl+NumPad -

Collapse all nodes

icons actions nextOccurence svg Ctrl+Alt+Down

Navigate to the next item.

icons actions previousOccurence svg Ctrl+Alt+Up

Navigate to the previous item.

icons nodes sortBySeverity svg

If this toggle is on, the problems are grouped into Errors and Warnings. Otherwise, the problems are grouped by inspections.

icons actions GroupByPackage svg

Turns grouping by directories on or off.

artwork studio icons common filter

When this toggle is on, the resolved and excluded items are not shown.

Autoscroll to Source

Turns the Autoscroll to source option on or 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.

icons toolbarDecorator export svg

Click this button to export the inspection results into XML or HTML format.

icons general settings svg

Click this button to edit the current inspection settings.

icons actions intentionBulb svg Alt+Enter

Click this button to resolve the problem for the selected inspection item by choosing one of the available quick fixes from the list.

Context menu commands

Item

Shortcut

Description

Jump to Source

F4

Open the file that contains the selected problem in the editor and place the cursor 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 svg 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 intentionBulb svg icons actions quickfixBulb svg Alt+Enter

Select one of the suggested solutions.

Suppress problem/
Suppress problem for class

Suppress the inspection for the selected problem or the selected class.

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 svg is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.

See also, Disable and suppress inspections.

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 svg is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.

    See also, Disable and suppress inspections.

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

Last modified: 6 November 2019