'Introduce local variable' vs 'Split into declaration and assignment'

Answered

Adam Hardy

Created June 27, 2019 13:54

list.add(instantiateRequest(jobName, resultSet));

With `ALT+ENTER` IntelliJ offers me the 'Introduce local variable' refactoring. But with this code, it refactors it to this:

boolean add = list.add(instantiateRequest(jobName, resultSet));

and if I hit `ALT+ENTER` again, it only offers me 'Split into declaration and assignment'.

What I really want as the result of refactoring is this though:

Thing job = instantiateRequest(jobName, resultSet);
list.add(job);

Maybe it's even possible but I don't know how. I have tried highlighting instantiateRequest(), or putting the cursor on it, but IntelliJ ignores it.

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Created June 28, 2019 08:01

Hello,

You may put the cursor somewhere inside the instantiateRequest:

list.add(instantiate<cursor>Request(jobName, resultSet));

Then use Cmd+Alt+V shortcut (or Refactor | Extract | Variable), you will be suggested two variants for extraction, select the first one:

The result of refactoring will be as follows:

Thing job = instantiateRequest(jobName, resultSet);
list.add(job);

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