JetBrains has launched model 2021.2 of its IntelliJ IDEA built-in growth setting for JVM languages. The improve emphasizes capabilities corresponding to challenge evaluation and simpler administration of construct system dependencies.
Downloadable from jetbrains.com, IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2 was launched on July 26. The replace introduces project-wide evaluation for Java tasks, a brand new function that checks each code change for errors earlier than compilation. However, this function is restricted to the IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate version.
In each the Ultimate and Community editions of the IDE, model 2021.2 additionally will provoke a number of actions when a challenge is being saved together with reformatting code and optimizing imports. These actions are grouped in Preferences/Settings > Tools > Actions on Save. And model 2021.2 makes it simpler to handle Maven and Gradle dependencies with a Package Search plug-in, which permits builders to seek out model updates for dependencies.
Other new capabilities in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2 embrace:
- For Java, a brand new two-step JavaFX challenge wizard has been launched. Also, builders can mark public, protected, and personal Java members (strategies, fields, lessons) in several methods. Additionally for Java, new inspections have been added for specific use instances in information circulate evaluation.
- A Migrate refactoring functionality allows migration of a challenge or module from Java EE to Jakarta EE.
- By default, Kotlin code completion now works based mostly on the machine studying mechanism. Also for Kotlin, help for WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and a Run Targets function have been launched.
- For JavaScript, the IntelliJ Ultimate version can rename
useStatevalues and features concurrently. - Scala three help has been improved, with sooner indexing and Scala three challenge creation enhanced. Also for Scala, builders can use compiler-based error-highlighting to keep away from false error stories.
- The Preview tab now works within the debugger.
- In the editor, descriptions for inspections and fast fixes are extra complete and a few embrace examples. Also within the editor, diagrams have turn out to be extra informative, with a Structure view with a diagram map and a preview of the chosen block and neighbors. Markdown help now consists of the power to transform .md recordsdata to and from varied codecs, change picture sizes, and use drag and drop to insert photos.
- For the consumer expertise, IntelliJ now can routinely detect Eclipse tasks saved regionally from the…
