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Inlay hints

Last modified: 09 January 2023

Inlay hints are special markers that appear in the editor and provide you with additional information about your code, like the names of the parameters that a called method expects. Other types of hints inform you about annotations, method parameters, usages, and so on (depending on the language).

Inlay hints example

Enable/disable inlay hints

  1. Open the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S) and go to Editor | Inlay Hints.

  2. Expand the groups of inlay hints and select/clear checkboxes for specific languages and technologies. Check the hint description and preview to the right.

    Settings | Inlay Hints

In inlay hints settings, you can configure which types of information you want to get in hints.

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The list of available languages, contexts, and hint types depends on the installed/enabled plugins.

You can configure inlay hints or toggle them off from the editor: right-click a hint and select Hints Settings.

Configure inlay hints ij

Change inlay hints appearance

  1. In the Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), go to Editor | Color Scheme | Language Defaults, then select Inline hints.

  2. Select the inlay hint type and state, and configure the font color and effects as required.