completion

Because of its nature, Scala code is really difficult to edit without proper coding assistance. And sometimes said assistance is too slow which makes it not that useful. That's why we never stop improving our Scala plugin performance. This time we've reduced the time needed to provide coding assistance within methods with a defined return type. As a result, code completion and inspections in our l

For Java, in addition to the regular completion, IntelliJ IDEA provides so-called Postfix completion: it lets you modify a previously entered expression by adding a "postfix" to it and pressing Tab. This way you can transform your code without unnecessary backward caret jumps. Many users've asked us to support this feature for Scala as well. You asked, we did it: When a transformation can be

If you're using the EAP update channel, you might've noticed a new version of the  Scala plugin available. In addition to a bunch of bugfixes inside the new update you'll also find a few nice new features. Coding assistance for interpolated strings Interpolated strings is a great feature of the Scala language. Better coding assistance for writing those interpolated strings is a new feature of In

In Scala, you can use anonymous functions. Now you can generate them automatically in case if it's method call argument. Lets, for example you have the following code: Then use smart completion (Ctrl + Shift + Space) to see an appropriate variant: After the completion you will get: This feature works like Live Template, so you will be able to replace variable names and abst