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WalidSabihi
WalidSabihi

Reputation: 192

Reverting source code to Java after IntelliJ's Kotlin > Java conversion

So I wanted to try out converting our backend API source code which is written in Java and see how it looks (IIRC there is a preview before converting), but once I did it it automatically started converting all the files in the selected folders, and in the end it asked for code corrections, which I responded with no as I wanted to cancel it and now I am stuck with a broken code base with no other options than:

What I am asking instead is if there's anyway to convert Kotlin back to Java in IntelliJ IDEA? Thank you in advance

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2896

Answers (1)

Jayson Minard
Jayson Minard

Reputation: 85996

Intellij has a feature called Local History and it can be used to go back in time for things you did not commit to your source control system. This history is retained until you install a new version of IntelliJ IDEA or invalidate caches. Read more in the Intellij help for the feature.

Your source code constantly changes as you edit, test, or compile. Any version control system tracks the differences between the committed versions, but the local changes between commits pass unnoticed. Local History is your personal version control system that tracks changes to your source code on your computer and enables you to compare versions and roll changes back, if necessary. Local History is always at your disposal, no steps are required to enable it.

Local History is independent of external version control systems and works with the directories of your project even when they are not under any VCS control. It applies to any structural artifacts: a project, a directory or package, a file, a class, class members, tags, or selected fragment of text.

Upvotes: 9

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