Extract Variable Dialog
Generally, this dialog is used to extract new variables. Depending on the language, there may be additional options, for example:
In Java, you can declare the new variable
final.To make this dialog accessible for Java, you have to disable in-place refactoring in the editor settings.
In JavaScript, you can select to extract a (global) variable or a constant. For JavaScript 1.7, JavaScript 1.8.5, ES5, and ES6, there is also an option of extracting a local variable.
Item | Description | Language |
|---|---|---|
Type | Select the type of the new variable. | ActionScript |
Name | Specify the name for the new variable. | All |
Replace all occurrences | Select this checkbox to replace all the occurrences of the selected expression (if more than one occurrence of the selected expression is found). | All |
Declare final | Select this option to declare the new variable | Java |
Variable declaration | Choose to extract a (global) variable, a constant, or a local variable:
| JavaScript |
Make constant | Select this option to extract a constant rather than a variable. | ActionScript |