If you work on large projects with dozens of Flex modules (or facets) you’ll like this new feature of IntelliJ IDEA 9.0.2, which lets shorten project build time by compiling several independent Flex modules (facets) in parallel.
To enable this feature go to Settings (Ctrl+Alt+S), Compiler node and then Flex Compiler page:
Let’s have a closer look at this feature. (more…)
Writing JavaScript/ActionScript/Flex code becomes easier with upcoming IntelliJ IDEA 9.0.2. New set of live templates (see Settings dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), Live Templates, JavaScript/ActionScript group), allows to avoid tedious typing when you need to loop over an Array, Vector or anything else. Luckily, some abbreviations are the same as with Java: iter, itar, ritar. Here’s the list of currently available live templates:
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
| iter | Iterate (for each..in) |
| itin | Iterate (for..in) |
| itar | Iterate elements of array |
| ritar | Iterate elements of array in reverse order |
If you read our recent posts on ActionScript/Flex refactorings, you might have noticed that UML diagramming in freshly released IntelliJ IDEA 9 works not only for Java. That’s right, you can use it to analyze your ActionScript and Flex classes.
In addition to other refactorings, Maia also has this useful refactoring: push members down the classes hierarchy.
Again, let’s try it on a simple example.
Sometimes when you are editing JavaScript/ActionScript code, you need to remove, say, an enclosing if statement without touching a current code block.
In Maia you can just invoke Unwrap/Remove action (Control+Shift+Delete in Windows keymap), which allows to precisely select which construct to unwrap:
Voila! The edited code block is unwrapped and in place!
BTW, this handy action works in XML/HTML/JSP files, where it removes enclosing tags.
Enjoy developing with pleasure!
Next Maia’s EAP will bring you new refactoring that helps to be more productive when coding ActionScript or Flex.
Now you can easily move static methods, properties, fields and constants between AS classes and Mxml components: just place caret on a member (or a reference to it) and hit F6 (Move action).
Next version of IntelliJ IDEA, code named Maia, brings you several new JavaScript and ActionScript refactorings. In this post we showcase one of them — Inline Variable, which works with local variables and ActionScript class fields.
Pressing Control+Alt+N (default Windows keymap) replaces variable occurrences with an initializing expression.
During the inline process, IntelliJ IDEA checks if a variable can be safely replaced and warns if, for example, there are its usages inside a functional expression.
By the way, the Inline Variable refactoring also works in the left part of local variable assignment.
Enjoy developing with pleasure!
Want to write an application in pure ActionScript without MXML and Flex components? Maia can help you with that!
All you need is a Flex module or Flex facet with configured Flex or AIR SDK. Flex module is recommended because New Flex Module Wizard allows you to create pure ActionScript sample application in just few clicks.
If you ever tried to understand or edit regular expression like this in JavaScript or ActionScript:
Then you are sure to find IntelliJ IDEA 9 a more helpful in this way. Now you can repeatedly press Ctrl+W to see non-capturing groups:
Plus, code completion after \ is also a bit smarter:
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