In Eclipse I was able to register a set of classes for static import auto-completion, e.g. Math., Assert., EasyMock.*
With this enabled I was able to hit ctrl-space assertEquals, pow, createMock etc. would appear as valid code completions.
I'm struggling to find this in IntelliJ but am sure it must exist. Can anyone help?
Thanks!
Version >= 11:
Settings -> Code Style -> Java -> Imports (tab)
.
Version < 11
Settings -> Code Style -> Imports
In the middle of the pane is the "Packages to Use Import with '*'" table. You can add an entry here of a fully-qualified class name, and tick the static box; now all static methods in this class will be available for auto-completion.
(I'm not sure how the static import works with specifying a package, as I've never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't. Specifying a super-package and ticking the "with subpackages" option could be even more interesting.)
If you're using IntelliJ 10, try the following:
assEq<Ctrl-Alt-Space>
Accepting a suggestion from the resulting popup list will, by default, insert a ClassName.methodName() reference (which you can convert to a static import using an Alt-Enter intention).
You can also insert a statically imported method from the completion list by choosing "Right" in the completion menu, and selecting "Import Statically":
Note that once you've statically imported a single method from a class (Assert.assertSame), other static methods from that class (like Assert.assertEquals) will be included in the "regular" code completion (Ctrl-Space).
For Intellij 12 just hit <ctrl + spacebar(twice)>
. Then to import the method statically hit <alt + return>
. Otherwise just hitting enter will insert the fully qualified name of the method.
Update:
Sometimes just using <alt + return>
works too.
Alt + Enter
will do the trick. You have to have the whole expression at first, and the hit Alt + Enter
on the method you want to statically import.
Just do the reference once, then put the caret on the class name (ie Math), press alt+enter and choose "add on demand static import for 'java.lang.Math'. Intellij will add
import static java.lang.Math.*;
to the top of the file.
In OS X you need to do a option + return.