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Action indicators and action list

Among the most noticeable things in Rider's text editor are Action Indicators and the Action List. They appear in all files supported by JetBrains Rider (C#, VB.NET, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, and so on) to notify you about available actions and help you apply them.

Action Indicators

Action indicators are icons that appear in the left margin of the text editor. These icons identify actions available in the corresponding line and caret position. If there are several actions available in the same place, the icon corresponding to the action of the highest priority is shown.

There are two types of action indicators: fixed indicators and context-sensitive indicators.

Fixed indicators

Fixed indicators are always shown and notify about the following:

Test

The method is a unit test and you can run and debug it.

Test

The class is a unit test class and you can run and debug containing tests.

Passed

The unit test has passed during the last execution.

Passed

Tests in the unit test class have passed during the last execution.

Failed

The unit test has failed during the last execution.

Failed

At least one test in the unit test class has failed during the last execution.

Ignored

The unit test was ignored during the last execution.

Ignored

All tests in the unit test class were ignored during the last execution.

Themed icon has implementations screen gray

The interface or the interface member has implementations; you can navigate to these implementations.

Themed icon has overrides screen gray

The class has derived classes or the class member is overridden elsewhere; you can navigate to these inheritors and overrides.

Themed icon hides screen gray

The member hides another member from a base type; you can navigate to the hidden member.

Themed icon hides and implements screen gray

The member hides one member and implements another member from the inheritance hierarchy; you can navigate to both the hidden and the overridden members.

Themed icon implements screen gray

The type or type member implements an interface; you can navigate to the interface type or member.

Themed icon implements over default screen gray

The member implements an interface member that has a default implementation and you can navigate to it.

Themed icon overrides screen gray

The class is inherited from another class or the class member overrides a virtual or abstract member; you can navigate to the base class or member.

Themed icon overrides and implements screen gray

The class implements an interface and inherits from a base class, or the member overrides a virtual or abstract member, which implements an interface member; you can navigate to the overridden and implemented types or members.

Themed icon recursion screen gray

The call is recursive. If this is a tail call, JetBrains Rider suggests a quick-fix to replace recursion with iteration.

Themed icon specific culture screen gray

The resource is overridden for specific cultures and you can navigate to the derived definitions.

Themed icon base culture screen gray

The resource is defined in the base culture and you can navigate to the definition in the default culture.

Themed icon bookmark3 screen gray

There is a bookmark at this line.

Caret-sensitive indicators

Caret-sensitive indicators show up as soon as you place the caret to a specific place in the code and suggest one or more actions that may be helpful at this place.

Most of the time JetBrains Rider can indicate several actions at your caret position and therefore often an indicator of a specific action with a higher priority hides several more actions with lower priority.

Caret-sensitive action indicators in the list below are shown in the order of their priorities (from high to low):

Themed icon red bulb screen gray

Suggests a quick-fix for the detected code issue with the Error severity level.

Themed icon refactor this screen gray

Suggests an inplace refactoring or a refactoring that can fix the detected code issue.

Themed icon yellow bulb screen gray

Suggests a quick-fix for the detected code issue with Warning, Suggestion or Hint severity level.

Themed icon run test screen gray

Suggests to run current unit tests or unit test class.

Themed icon debug screen gray

Suggests to debug current unit tests or unit test class.

Themed icon added parameter screen gray

Suggests to append current unit tests or unit test class to existing unit test session.

Themed icon new session screen gray

Suggests to create a new unit test session for the current unit test or unit test class.

Themed icon code cleanup option page screen gray

(appears when you select a code block) Suggests reformatting selected code.

Themed icon context action screen gray

Suggests a context action.

Themed icon edit screen gray

Suggests a code annotation context action.

Themed icon surround template screen gray

(appears when you select a code block) Suggests a surround action and surround templates for the selection.

Action List

If you click a particular action indicator or press Alt+Enter while your caret is in the corresponding position, all available actions appear in a popup called Action list:

Action list

You are free to choose whether to use the suggestions or not, but it often worth taking a look at what is available at the current caret position.

While the action list is displayed, you can start typing to find and execute any of the available actions and search through settings.

If JetBrains Rider detects one or more code issues under your caret, the Inspection [name of inspection] Themed icon settings screen gray sub-menu appears in the action list for each issue detected with a configurable inspection. You can use items of this sub-menu to configure options of the corresponding inspection.

JetBrains Rider: Code inspection options in Alt+Enter menu
Last modified: 05 September 2023