Problems tool window

The Problems tool window displays problems that IntelliJ IDEA detects in your project using several tabs.

You can select any problem in the window and press F4 or double-click it to jump to the corresponding line in the editor.

To cycle through the tool window tabs, press Alt+Right and Alt+Left.

The IDE continuously checks your code and searches for problems. This tab lists all code issues found in the current file. The list is updated as you switch between files in the editor.

IntelliJ IDEA: Problems tool window. Current File tab

Item	Tooltip and shortcut	Description
	Enable Project-Wide Analysis	Analyze your entire project for problems. For more information, refer to Project errors (Java only).
	View Options	Filter out code issues by their severity and configure their sorting. When no grouping or sorting options are selected, the issues are listed in the order they appear in the file.
	Show Quick-Fixes `Alt+Enter`	Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.
	Open Editor Preview	Open the preview pane to view the selected issue in its source context right in the Problems window. Note that this preview is a normal editor where you can change the code and apply available quick-fixes.

Item	Shortcut	Description
Show Quick-Fixes	`Alt+Enter`	Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.
Copy Problem Description	`Ctrl+C`	Copy the problem description to the clipboard.
Jump to Source	`F4`	Open the code containing the problem in the editor.
Show Error Details		Open error details in a separate dialog.

This tab displays problems detected across your project by the project-wide analysis.

Item	Tooltip and shortcut	Description
	Enable Project-Wide Analysis	Analyze your entire project for problems. For more information, refer to Project errors (Java only).
	View Options	Filter out code issues by their severity and configure their sorting. When no grouping or sorting options are selected, the issues are listed in the order they appear in the file.
	Show Quick-Fixes `Alt+Enter`	Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.
	Open Editor Preview	Open the preview pane to view the selected issue in its source context right in the Problems window. Note that this preview is a normal editor where you can change the code and apply available quick-fixes.
	Expand All	Expand all nodes.
	Collapse All	Collapse all nodes.

Item	Shortcut	Description
Copy Problem Description	`Ctrl+C`	Copy the problem description to the clipboard.
Jump to Source	`F4`	Open the code containing the problem in the editor.
Show Error Details		Open error details in a separate dialog.

This tab displays code problems detected with Qodana. Qodana allows you run inspections locally including your IDE, and as a part of CI/CD pipelines.

IntelliJ IDEA: Qodana inspection results in the Problems window

Item	Tooltip and shortcut	Description
	Log in to Qodana	Log in to Qodana Cloud. This action is a prerequisite for linking your project with Qodana Cloud-based reports. Alternatively, you can do it from the main menu: Tools \| Qodana \| Log in to Qodana. For more information, refer to Qodana Cloud.
	Logged in to Qodana	You are logged in to Qodana Cloud. You can link your project with Qodana Cloud.
	Link Project with Cloud	Link your project and upload the report to Qodana Cloud. Alternatively, you can do it from the main menu: Tools \| Qodana \| Link Project with Cloud. For more information, refer to Open report from Qodana Cloud.
	Linked with Cloud	Your project is linked with Qodana Cloud. By clicking this button, you can open the inspection report in the cloud or unlink your project from Qodana Cloud.
	Refresh Cloud Report	Refresh the current cloud report.
	View Options	Filter out code issues by their severity and configure their sorting. When no grouping or sorting options are selected, the issues are listed in the order they appear in the file.
	Open Editor Preview	Open the preview pane to view the selected issue in its source context right in the Problems window. Note that this preview is a normal editor where you can change the code and apply available quick-fixes.
	Expand All `Ctrl+NumPad +`	Expand all nodes.
	Collapse All `Ctrl+NumPad -`	Collapse all nodes.
	Show Qodana in Browser	Open the results of the analysis in your default browser. An interactive report opens allowing you to examine the problems in detail and navigate between the report and the IDE.

Item	Shortcut	Description
Show Quick-Fixes	`Alt+Enter`	Show quick-fixes available for the selected problem.
Jump to Source	`F4`	Open the code with the problem in the editor.
Show Error Details		Learn more in formation about the detected problem in a popup.
qodana.yaml		Modify the qodana.yaml configuration file by excluding from the analysis certain files, folders, or inspections.

This tab displays usages of vulnerable API that are found in imported dependencies. Vulnerability data is provided by Checkmarx.

For more information, refer to Vulnerable dependencies.

Item	Tooltip and shortcut	Description
	Show Safe	Show safe dependencies in the list along with vulnerable dependencies.
	Refresh	Check the current dependencies and refresh the list in the Problems tool window.
	Expand All `Ctrl+NumPad +`	Expand all nodes.
	Collapse All `Ctrl+NumPad -`	Collapse all nodes.

Action links in the results pane

Item	Description
Copy safe version to clipboard	Copy the version that includes a fix for the vulnerability to the clipboard.
Report false positive	Inform JetBrains about inaccuracies in the dependency vulnerability checker. Dependency vulnerability checker automatically scans your code to identify potential issues such as security vulnerabilities in your dependencies. However, like any automated tools, they may sometimes identify an issue that is not really a problem (a "false positive"). The Report false positive option allows users to report these inaccuracies back to the developers of the IDE.
Read more	Open the Developer Hub by Checkmarx site to learn more about the vulnerability.

Item

Description

Copy safe version to clipboard

Copy the version that includes a fix for the vulnerability to the clipboard.

Report false positive

Inform JetBrains about inaccuracies in the dependency vulnerability checker.

Dependency vulnerability checker automatically scans your code to identify potential issues such as security vulnerabilities in your dependencies. However, like any automated tools, they may sometimes identify an issue that is not really a problem (a "false positive").

The Report false positive option allows users to report these inaccuracies back to the developers of the IDE.

Open the Developer Hub by Checkmarx site to learn more about the vulnerability.

This tab appears when you run code inspections manually and shows the analysis results.

Toolbar

Item	Shortcut	Description
	`Ctrl+F5`	Run the inspection and show the results on the same tab.
	`Ctrl+Alt+Up`	Navigate to the previous problem.
	`Ctrl+Alt+Down`	Navigate to the next problem.
	`Alt+Enter`	Resolve the problem for the selected inspection item by choosing one of the available quick fixes from the list.
		Change the settings for the selected inspection or group of inspections in the Errors dialog.
		Group or filter found problems according to the selected option: Directory: group detected problems by directory. Severity: group detected problems by the error and warning severity. Otherwise, group the problems by inspection. Filter resolved items: hide resolved problems.
	`Ctrl+NumPad +`	Expand all nodes.
	`Ctrl+NumPad -`	Collapse all nodes.
		Export the inspection results into XML , Sarif, or HTML format.

Context menu options

Item	Shortcut	Description
Jump to Source	`F4`	Open the file that contains the selected problem in the editor and place the caret at the beginning of the corresponding code fragment.
Exclude	`Delete`	Exclude the selected items from further examination. Excluded nodes are shown strikethrough. If the filter toggle is on, the excluded nodes are hidden.
Include	`Insert`	Include previously excluded items in the list of results. All nested elements are included too.
	`Alt+Enter`	Select one of the suggested solutions.
Suppress problem		Suppress the inspection for a class, method, statement, or field. For more information, refer to Suppress inspections.
Edit Settings		Change the settings for the selected inspection or group of inspections in the Errors dialog.
Disable inspection		Disable alerts for the selected inspection in the active tab of results. If the filter toggle is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.
Run inspection on		Rerun the selected inspection and display the results on a new tab.

Inspection report

The inspection report is shown in the right pane of the results tab when an inspection node is selected in the left pane. The report may include the following:

Problem resolution: A button for each of the available solutions. Clicking a button invokes the corresponding fix. If no buttons are present, you have to fix the problem yourself.
Suppress: Click this button to reveal the list of inspection suppress options.
Problem synopsis: A brief description of the problem.
Disable inspection: Disable alerts for the selected inspection in the active tab of results. If the filter toggle is on, the nodes for disabled inspections are hidden.
Run inspection on: Rerun the selected inspection and display the results on a new tab.

Last modified: 28 June 2024