IntelliJ IDEA code completion feature that quickly sees methods and classes as well as Javadoc popup.
This tutorial talks about multiple ways to view the Javadoc tooltip for a method in an editor.
How to view Javadoc tooltip in Intelli IDEA
Please follow the following steps.
- Go to
File
>Settings
or use shortcut commandCtrl
+Alt
+S
to open Settings Window - Select Editor > General > Code Completetion
- Check the
Show the documentation popu in 1000 ms
option as given below
- Click the
Apply
button and Ok to close the window - Mouse over the method in the code editor
- It shows a documentation popup
Let’s see How we can see documentation popup using shortcut command.
- Select method in the code editor
- use
Ctrl
+Q
to open javadoc popu
The above approaches work in the latest IntelliJ IDEA.