Extract Interface refactoring
This refactoring helps create a new interface based on a selected type. Rider suggests to choose members to be transferred to the new interface. After extraction, the original type is updated to implement the new interface.
If the current type already implements any interfaces, these interfaces can also be extracted into the new interface.
In the example below, the Color
property and the Draw
method of the Circle
class are extracted to create a new interface:
To extract an interface from a type
- Select a type in one of the following ways:
- In the editor, set the caret at the name of a type.
- Select a type in the Structure window.
- Do one of the following: The Extract Interface dialog will open.
- Specify a name for the interface and where it should be placed - in a new file or in the same file as the original type.
- Select members that you want to transfer to the new interface. The list of members can contain:
- To quickly select all public members, click Select Public (Alt+P).
- If you have selected members that reference other members, the latter are highlighted with red. Click Dependent to resolve the conflict, i.e. to select any members that depend on the currently selected members.
- To apply the refactoring, click Next.
- If no conflicts are found, Rider performs the refactoring immediately. Otherwise, it prompts you to resolve conflicts.
Last modified: 11 October 2017