Extract field

The Extract Field refactoring lets you extract a specified value to an instance or class variable.

The animation below demonstrates how to extract a specific word from a string to an instance variable:

To extract a field:

Select a value to refactor or place a caret at a string containing the required value.
From the main menu, select Refactor | Extract/Introduce | FieldCtrl+Alt+F.
(Optional) If you place a caret at a place containing several expressions available for extracting, select the required expression and press Enter.
(Optional) If more than one occurrence of the expression is found, specify whether you wish to replace only the selected occurrence or all the found occurrences with the new variable:
Specify the instance/class variable name and press Enter.

Example

                class Hello
                    def greet
                        puts "Hello from JetBrains"
                    end
                    def bye
                        puts "Goodbye from JetBrains"
                    end
                end
            

                class Hello
                    def initialize
                        @name = "JetBrains"
                    end

                    def greet
                        puts "Hello from #{@name}"
                    end
                    def bye
                        puts "Goodbye from #{@name}"
                    end
                end
            

Last modified: 16 November 2021