-1 Is it really that hard to type "extends Something" or "implements SomethingElse" and then use the old (but awesome!) implement and/or override method(s) shortcuts? I'm happy to keep typing the two words myself.
IDEA is made, and should remain, so that we can "Devleop With Pleasure", not "Develop While Sleeping". </rant> > Message: 7 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 10:37:49 +0000 > Subject: [Eap-features] Suggest "implements X" or "extends X" when creating class or interface > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi > > When I go to create a new class, there should be some way of specifying > what class it extends, or what interface it implements (like I can do in > JBuilder). > > A neat addition to a drop-down list of classes would be to automatically > suggest possible interfaces or superclasses. If I have an interface called > 'Action' and go to create a class called 'ProcessOrderAction', it's likely > I want to implement Action. IDEA should narrow down the list box of > possible interfaces to just the likely matches. I might further want to > extend a basic class 'SimpleAction', so when I select interface(s), I can > then choose from a list of implementations to extend. > > To make this as quick a process as possible, I can just double-click on the > entry in the list box to say OK, and create the class. For multiple > interfaces, I single-click on each then click OK as normal. > > You would probably want a check box on the dialog to turn this automatic > filtering on and off. > > Cheers, > Ben. Graham Lea -- Software Engineer Forge Research Pty Ltd Suite 116, Bay 9, Locomotive Workshop Australian Technology Park, Cornwallis Street Eveleigh NSW 1430 Australia Phone: +61 2 9209 4152 Fax: +61 2 9209 4172 www.forge.com.au ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you must not disseminate, copy or take any action in reliance on it. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender immediately. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of another (including a Body Corporate). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
