Class diagram toolbar, context menu, and legend
For information on how to use the UML class diagram, refer to UML class diagrams.
Toolbar
Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Click this button to show fields in the class nodes. |
| Click this button to show constructors in the class nodes. |
| Click this button to show methods in the class nodes. |
| Click this button to show properties in the class nodes. |
| Click this button to show inner classes in the class nodes. |
| Click this button to reveal the combo box, and select visibility level of the elements to be displayed in a diagram. |
| Click this button to reveal the combo box, and select the desired scope of elements to be displayed in diagram, for example, project or non-project files. The elements out of the selected scope will be hidden. |
| Click this button to enable creating extends or implements links between node elements. If this button is not pressed, links cannot be drawn. |
| Click this button to show dependencies of the selected class or package. |
| Click this button to increase the scale of the diagram, or press NumPad+. |
| Click this button to decrease the scale of the diagram, or press NumPad-. |
| Click this button to restore the actual size of the diagram. |
| Click this button to make the contents fit into the current diagram size. |
| Click this button to apply the current layout, selected from the context menu of the diagram, or press F5. |
| Click this icon to scale the diagram to the edges of the window. |
| Click this icon to copy the diagram into the clipboard. |
| Click this icon and then select any diagram area with the mouse cursor: the selected area will be copied into the clipboard. |
| Click this button to save the current diagram as a UML file. |
| Click this button to save the diagram in an image file. |
| Click this button to print the diagram. |
Context Menu
This section describes only those context menu commands that are not available from the toolbar.
Item | Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|---|
Add class to diagram | Space | Choose this command to add existing class to the diagram background. |
Collapse nodes | C | Choose this command to show the containing package of the selected node. |
Expand nodes | E | Choose this command to show class diagram of the selected package. |
New | Alt+Insert | Choose this command to create a new node element or member. |
Refactor | Point to this node to select one of the refactoring commands available in this context. | |
Analyze | Point to this node to select one of the code analysis commands available in this context. |
Legend of the Class Diagram
IntelliJ IDEA follows the UML conventions in showing relationships between the classes.
Besides that, IntelliJ IDEA supports the following colors and arrows:
Item | Description |
|---|---|
 | The green arrow corresponds to the |
 | The blue arrow corresponds to the |
 | This sign appears for the inner classes. |