Extract Variable dialog

Generally, this dialog is used to extract new variables. Depending on the language, there may be additional options.

In Java, you can declare the new variable final.
To make this dialog accessible for Java, you have to disable in-place refactoring in the editor settings.
In JavaScript, you can select to extract a (global) variable or a constant. For JavaScript 1.7, JavaScript 1.8.5, ES5, and ES6, there is also an option of extracting a local variable.

Item	Description	Language
Variable of type	The type of the new variable.	Java
Name	Specify the name for the new variable.	All
Replace all occurrences	Select this option to replace all the occurrences of the selected expression (if more than one occurrence of the selected expression is found).	All
Declare final	Select this option to declare the new variable `final`.	Java
Declare var type	Select this option to declare the introduced variable with `var` instead of an explicit type, when local variable type inference is available.	Java
	Choose how to extract the variable: var: extract a global variable. const: extract a constant. let: extract a local variable. The let option is available only for JavaScript 1.7, JavaScript 1.8.5, ES5, and ES6.	JavaScript

12 August 2026