IDEA 2020.1 has been in the works for a long time, but this time the IDEA 2020.1 not only supports Java 14 directly, but also brings two important features: official Chinese version support and JDK direct download.

In previous development, when we needed to download the JDK, the usual steps were as follows: First go to the Official website of Oracle, find the relevant version download address, and then enter the user password login success to download the corresponding JDK, especially for those who often forget the password of the user always said very inconvenient, but after this IDEA update, we can download JDK in one click, it is very convenient.

The IDEA 2020.1 download address: www.jetbrains.com/idea/downlo…

JDK download

Click File -> Project Structure -> SDKs and click add button, as shown below:

Or use Ctrl+Alt+Shfit+S shortcut keys to quickly open the panel, and then select the relevant JDK type and version to download, as shown below:

This is an easy way to download the JDK.

Preview Chinese version

Let’s take a look at the effect of The Chinese version, as shown below:

It can be seen that most of the menus have been well Chinese, there are a few menus that are not Chinese.

Chinese Version Settings

Chinese (Simplified) Language Pack EAP plug-in provided by JetBrains can be installed online or offline by using File -> Setting -> Plugins, as shown below:

You can also use the shortcut keys Ctrl+Alt+S to call out the Settings menu, and then search “Chinese” to select the Chinese (Simplified) Language Pack EAP plug-in provided by JetBrains.

But some user feedback, you don’t use “Chinese” search plugins, but it doesn’t matter, Lao wang has prepared the offline installer for everyone, can be certain of success, the offline package download address: plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/1371…

Note: Before downloading, check the version of your Idea first. Make sure to download the corresponding version. Otherwise, a message will be displayed indicating that the version does not match and the installation fails.

After downloading the offline package, click Install Plugin from Disk to Install, as shown below:

In this way, we can happily use the Chinese version of Idea.

IDEA 2020.1 Main functions

The official update log describes IDEA 2020.1 as follows:

A major upgrade for our flagship IDE-Intellij IDEA 2020.1 is out! Here is a round-up of the highlights in this release: Support for Java 14, and new features for Records and Pattern Matching. Download JDK from the IDE. Dataflow analysis assistance in the debugger. LightEdit Mode. New in-place Rename and Change Signature refactorings. In-editor Javadocs rendering. New Commit tool window. New Interactively Rebase from Here dialog. HTTP Client improvements. Improvements for Spring, Micronaut, Selenium, and other frameworks. Improved Docker and Kubernetes support. Updated support for Scala, JavaScript, and other technologies. There are also many other neat features, such as split terminal sessions, quick type definitions, Code Vision, storing run configurations as files, and even more.

Translated into Chinese, the general meaning is as follows:

A major upgrade to our flagship IDE -IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1 has been released! Here’s a summary of the highlights in this release: Support for Java 14, and new features for “record and pattern matching.” Download the JDK from the IDE. Data flow analysis help in the debugger. LightEdit mode. New in-place renaming and change signature refactoring. Javadocs rendering in the editor. New submission tool window. Rebase New interactively in the From Here dialog box. HTTP client improvements. Improvements to Spring, Micronaut, Selenium and other frameworks. Improved Docker and Kubernetes support. Updated support for Scala, JavaScript and other technologies. There are many other neat features, such as splitting terminal sessions, fast type definitions, Code Vision, storing run configurations as files, and more.

The following is a new version of the official introduction video IDEA: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1ep…

conclusion

The new version of IDEA is much faster to open than the previous version. There is also a friendly Chinese prompt, of course, you may need a period of time to get used to it at the beginning, and JDK 14 support, as well as the direct download function of JDK, for Java releases every six months. With this convenient feature, we can easily download a higher version of the JDK and “taste” it.

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