Refactoring in PhpED

How to Rename an Identifier in PHP IDE?

To rename all or selected occurrences of a variable, function, class or a method you need to first select it in the editor. You can select either definition of the variable, function, class or method itself or any occurrences or calls to it in the files. With an identifier is selected for renaming, click on Rename button in Refractor menu. If the file where you made you selection is not in active Project, PhpED will prompt you to make that file's Project active automatically and Rename browser will come up. As PhpED is searching for all occurrences of the selected identifier in the Active Project files, the progress will be shown on the Rename browser progress bar.

Content of Rename browser

• Type: The type of the selected identifier, as determined by PhpED - could be Class, Variable, Function or Method (read only)
• Identifier: identifier selected for renaming (read only)
• New Name: new name for the identifier
• Apply and Cancel buttons: Apply renaming or cancel it correspondingly
• Found occurrences: Display of the tree of files and the occurrences of the selected identifier in them with check boxes next to them. Uncheck the boxes next to the occurrences that you don't want to be renamed. By the system will check on all found occurrences of the identifier
• Before After diff view: side by side display of differences in the code before and after renaming would have taken effect.

How to Extract method or function in PHP IDE?

To extract a block of code into a function or method in PhpED, select the code in the Editor and click on Extract method or function button of Refactor menu. Extract method or function browser will come up.

Content of Extract method or function browser

• Method (Function) name: the name for new extracted method or function. If the selected code is part of PHP class the extraction will be made into a new method, otherwise it will be made into a function
• Access Level: select desired access level for newly extracted method or function
• Parameters: list of all variables found in the selected code.These variables will be passed to new method or function. You can control the calling sequences of these parameters by moving the variables on the list up or down.
• Found occurrences: ???. By the system will check on all found occurrences of the identifier
• Before After diff view: side by side display of differences in the code before and after extraction would have taken effect.

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