What do graphical icons and symbols in Android Studio mean?

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This one is not covered on the IntelliJ IDEA's symbols help page. It can be guessed that the 'o' in the circle is related to Override methods but what about the upward arrow? And more generally where can I find any reference about meaning of these symbols that are specific to Android Studio?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '16 at 15:45

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The arrow upwards means the current method overrides another method. This icon is part of four such icons, as listed below:

This function overrides another.

This function is overridden elsewhere.

This function implements an interface.

This interface has one or more implementations elsewhere.

Combinations of these icons van occur, an overriding function can be overridden, and an implemented interface could be overridden too. As far as I am aware, no other combinations are possible.

answered Aug 07 '16 at 15:45

Daniël van den Berg

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Thank you, did you find the reference that explains such icons in Android Studio? They were not covered in IntelliJ's help page. – Phoenix Brothers Aug 09 '16 at 07:17
@Phoenix Brothers nope, just my own experience. – Daniël van den Berg Aug 09 '16 at 07:19
Intellij website has most of the meanings but still missing android specific icons. https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/symbols.html – Thupten Dec 01 '19 at 20:05

What do graphical icons and symbols in Android Studio mean?

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