How can I apply the “move method” refactoring with IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

I want to be able to move an instance method from one class to another class (\"Move method\" from Fowler\'s \"Refactoring\") in IntelliJ IDEA. Unfortunately, when I try \"Move.

Answer 1

The Move Method refactoring in IDEA only considers moving the method into classes related to it, i.e. used as its parameter or return value, or called from inside the method. Which is kinda logical: if the method has nothing concrete to do with the target class, why should it be there? OTOH I found this limiting in some cases where I still had a valid reason to move the method. So I had to do it by hand.