Extract to Variable

An expression inside a function or task can be extracted to a local variable.

Select the expression and press Ctrl+1, select Extract to local variable from the list of quick assist proposals and press Enter.

The variable is declared and initialized with the extracted expression in the correct scope.

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You may change the variable name and type. Press tab to switch between the edit boxes.

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If the expression occurs multiple times throughout the function, you may chose to replace all the occurrences with the newly created variable, or only the selected one.

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You can also Right-Click in the editor and go to Refactor > Extract….