Kind of a code action.

Kinds are a hierarchical list of identifiers separated by ., e.g. "refactor.extract.function".

Code action kinds are used by the editor for UI elements such as the refactoring context menu. Users can also trigger code actions with a specific kind with the editor.action.codeAction command.

Static variables

staticread onlyEmpty:CodeActionKind

Empty kind.

staticread onlyQuickFix:CodeActionKind

Base kind for quickfix actions: quickfix.

Quick fix actions address a problem in the code and are shown in the normal code action context menu.

staticread onlyRefactor:CodeActionKind

Base kind for refactoring actions: refactor

Refactoring actions are shown in the refactoring context menu.

staticread onlyRefactorExtract:CodeActionKind

Base kind for refactoring extraction actions: refactor.extract

Example extract actions:

  • Extract method
  • Extract function
  • Extract variable
  • Extract interface from class
  • ...

staticread onlyRefactorInline:CodeActionKind

Base kind for refactoring inline actions: refactor.inline

Example inline actions:

  • Inline function
  • Inline variable
  • Inline constant
  • ...

staticread onlyRefactorRewrite:CodeActionKind

Base kind for refactoring rewrite actions: refactor.rewrite

Example rewrite actions:

  • Convert JavaScript function to class
  • Add or remove parameter
  • Encapsulate field
  • Make method static
  • Move method to base class
  • ...

staticread onlySource:CodeActionKind

Base kind for source actions: source

Source code actions apply to the entire file. They must be explicitly requested and will not show in the normal lightbulb menu. Source actions can be run on save using editor.codeActionsOnSave and are also shown in the source context menu.

staticread onlySourceFixAll:CodeActionKind

Base kind for auto-fix source actions: source.fixAll.

Fix all actions automatically fix errors that have a clear fix that do not require user input. They should not suppress errors or perform unsafe fixes such as generating new types or classes.

staticread onlySourceOrganizeImports:CodeActionKind

Base kind for an organize imports source action: source.organizeImports.

Variables

read onlyvalue:String

String value of the kind, e.g. "refactor.extract.function".

Methods

append(parts:String):CodeActionKind

Create a new kind by appending a more specific selector to the current kind.

Does not modify the current kind.

contains(other:CodeActionKind):Bool

Checks if other is a sub-kind of this CodeActionKind.

The kind "refactor.extract" for example contains "refactor.extract" and "refactor.extract.function", but not "unicorn.refactor.extract", or "refactor.extractAll" or refactor`.

Parameters:

other

Kind to check.

intersects(other:CodeActionKind):Bool

Checks if this code action kind intersects other.

The kind "refactor.extract" for example intersects refactor, "refactor.extract" and "refactor.extract.function", but not "unicorn.refactor.extract", or "refactor.extractAll"`.

Parameters:

other

Kind to check.