Material for Working With Code in IntelliJ IDEA

Introduction

1. Signposts to look out for
2. A note about versions
3. A note about shortcuts

Writing code

1. Creating a project
2. Generating the code for your first class
3. Using code completion to finish your class
4. Intermission: Take the quiz
5. Quiz: Creating projects and getting started
6. Running your code
7. Navigating around your code
8. Finishing your code
9. Take the quiz
10. Quiz: Running and fixing your code

Creating code quickly

1. Basic Completion: Suggestions while you type
2. Smart Completion: Type-sensitive suggestions
3. Postfix Completion: Just keep typing
4. Complete Current Statement: Complete your code’s structure
5. Intermission: Take the quiz
6. Quiz: Creating code quickly with code completion
7. Live Templates: Generate common code structures
8. Create a new…
9. Generate from missing code
10. Take the quiz
11. Quiz: Creating code quickly with code generation

Fixing and changing your code

1. See suggestions in the editor
2. Fix errors
3. Improve code
4. Change code
5. Check spelling
6. Take the quiz
7. Quiz: Fixing and changing your code

Moving through your code

1. Finding anything
2. Viewing and opening recent files
3. Viewing and moving to recent locations
4. Going to a specific line
5. Moving backward and forward through code
6. Moving between your code and its test
7. Finding where this code is used
8. Seeing details of the code you are calling
9. Take the quiz
10. Quiz: Moving through your code

Understanding code

1. Hints in the editor
2. API and documentation at a glance
3. Readable code documentation
4. Hide distracting code
5. Syntax highlighting for embedded code
6. Intermission: Take the quiz
7. Quiz: Understanding code in the editor
8. Code use and data values
9. Understanding the flow of your code
10. Understanding changes over time
11. Getting insight into the code’s intended behaviour
12. Take the quiz
13. Quiz: Understanding the context of your code

Activating your muscle memory with Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Focus on the editor
2. “Get me out of here”
3. Extra-fast copy/cut line
4. Duplicate line or selection
5. Delete line
6. Format code
7. Multiple carets
8. Multi-line Strings
9. Take the quiz
10. Quiz: Activating your muscle memory

Summary of keyboard shortcuts

1. Full List of Keyboard Shortcuts

Wrap Up