On this page:
- Introduction
- Configuring intention settings using the Settings/Preferences dialog
- Configuring intentions on-the-fly
Introduction
IntelliJ IDEA makes it possible to configure intention action settings either in the Intentions page of the Settings/Preferences dialog, or "on-the-fly".
By default, all available intention actions that ship with IntelliJ IDEA, are enabled. By changing the Intention settings, you can disable the actions that are not required for your current working environment.
Configuring intention settings using the settings/preferences dialog
- Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by pressing ⌘,⌘,⌘,⌥ F7^ ⌥ S or by choosing for Windows and Linux or for macOS, and click Intentions under Editor.
- In the Intentions page, clear the check boxes of the intention actions
or action categories that you do not currently need.
Selecting or clearing a category affects all intention actions in this category.
- Apply changes and close the dialog.
Configuring intentions on-the-fly
- In the editor, press ⌥⏎⌥⏎⌘1⌥ Enter⌥ Enter to reveal the inspection alert and suggestion list.
- Select the action to be disabled, then click right arrow button or just press the right arrow key.
- On the submenu, choose Disable <intention action name>.