Inspections

Last modified: 07 March 2023

File | Settings | Editor | Inspections for Windows and Linux

IntelliJ IDEA | Settings | Editor | Inspections for macOS

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This topic describes controls. For information on how to work with inspections, refer to Code inspections.

Modified inspections are highlighted in blue.

Manage profiles

Profile

Select the name of the profile you want to configure.

Copy to IDE/Copy to Project: create a copy of the selected profile on the project or global (IDE) level.
Duplicate: create a copy of the current profile.
Rename: rename the profile.
Delete: remove a profile. You can only delete custom profiles.
Add Description: write some description for the current profile. After you type the text, press it, or to discard.
Export: save the current profile to your computer as an XML file.
Import Profile: import a previously exported profile.

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For more information on how to work with profiles, refer to Configure profiles.

Search History	Search through the list of inspections. Your search requests will be stored.
Filter Inspections	Show the list of available inspections filters. To reset the applied filter, click the Filter Inspections icon and select the Reset Filter option from the list.
Expand All Collapse All	Expand/collapse all inspections.
Reset to Empty	Disable all inspections.
Add Structural Search & Replace Inspection	Add Search and Replace Templates.
Remove Structural Search & Inspection	Remove the Search Template or the Search and Replace Templates.

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For more information, refer to Disable and suppress inspections.

Item	Description
Description	The description of the selected inspection.
Inspection severity	Select the severity level for the current inspection.
Scopes	Select the scope of files to which you want to apply the current inspection. Click Edit Scopes Order to switch to another dialog, where you can create a new scope or change the order of the existing scopes.

Item

Description

The description of the selected inspection.

Inspection severity

Select the severity level for the current inspection.

Scopes

Select the scope of files to which you want to apply the current inspection.

Click Edit Scopes Order to switch to another dialog, where you can create a new scope or change the order of the existing scopes.

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For more information on severities, refer to Change inspection severity.