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Parameter Hints in IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3

IntelliJ IDEA, a JetBrains IDE

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Trisha Gee demonstrates the parameter name hints feature in IntelliJ IDEA and how to configure it.

See how this new feature makes code more readable, and learn how to configure it. *Author: Trisha Gee Download IntelliJ IDEA: jb.gg/download-intellij-idea Join us: Website jb.gg/website Blog jb.gg/blog Twitter twitter.com/intellijidea Facebook facebook.com/IntelliJIDEA/

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What people say. Recommended as a quick guide to enabling and using parameter name hints in IntelliJ IDEA.

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On “IntelliJ IDEA hint parameters of method”

Except CTRL + P (or CMD + P for Mac) There is new feature in IntelliJ IDEA EAP: Parameter name hints Settings > Editor > General > Appearance preview: Video from JetBrains about this feature: link to this video Related question - IntelliJ shows method parameter hints on usage - How to disable it I'm using: IntelliJ IDEA 2016.3 EAP Build #IU-163.5219.11, built on September 27, 2016
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u/balefrostin r/ProgrammingLanguages • Mentions

On “Will non-plaintext programming ever be a thing?”

> Do you think it's imperative (heh) that "code" can be edited with a plaintext editor? Depends on what you mean by plaintext. I use Visual Studio + Resharper and IntelliJ at work. Both contain plain text editors, but both also include features that go beyond their plain text foundations. For example, IntelliJ is able to display color swatches for colors in CSS files and in other contexts. IntelliJ and ReSharper also use font and color cuing to draw your attention to, for example, unused methods. And by default, IntelliJ injects parameter hints for certain method arguments. This doesn't change your source code; it's only in the UI. Programmers tend to prefer their tool of choice. Plenty…
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