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Intelligent Q&A

During code development, you can ask CodeArts Agent questions at any time. CodeArts Agent quickly searches for R&D knowledge and returns answers accurately, helping you efficiently solve development problems.

Side Panel

If you face a coding issue, talk to CodeArts Agent in the side panel for quick solutions.

  1. Switch to the chat mode.

    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Start a chat.

    During the generation of a response, the input box is unavailable. Wait until the response is completed and then send a new question.

    Method 1: Type a question in the chat box.

    1. Type "How to find the max and min values in an unsorted array?" into the chat box.
    2. Click . CodeArts Agent not only lists the programming ideas, but also provides the corresponding code implementation process.
      Figure 1 Response
    3. Create a MinMaxFinder.py file in the directory of the explorer and insert code.
      Figure 2 Inserting code

    Method 2: Right-click in the code editor for quick access to actions.

    1. In the code editor, select the code you need assistance with.
    2. Right-click to expand the shortcut menu and select the desired operation.
      Figure 3 Right-clicking in the editing area

    Method 3: Enter / or choose + > Shortcuts bring up the shortcut menu.

    1. In the input box on the chat panel, enter / or choose > Shortcuts to bring up the shortcut menu.
    2. Select the required item and click .
      Table 1 Command types

      Command

      Description

      /optimize

      Optimizing code

      Allows CodeArts Agent to analyze code performance bottlenecks and provide optimizations, helping users improve the readability and maintainability of code.

      /comment

      Code commenting

      Allows the system to analyze the code's architecture and logic, then auto-generate clear, meaningful comments. It facilitates standardizing the comment style across your entire repository, so readability becomes second nature and code archaeology is a thing of the past.

      /explain

      Explaining code

      Allows the system to walk you through complex code with function, purpose, application scenario, and main logic. This clear explanation helps you get up to speed faster, and make knowledge flows smoothly, keeping the whole team in sync.

      /tests

      Unit test

      Allows the system to automatically generate high-quality test cases based on a single method and class, safeguarding code quality and effectively reducing defect risks.

      /help

      Help

      See shortcut operation tips.

      /clear

      Clear screen

      Clears the Q&A window content and opens a new one.

Suggested Questions

After you enable this function, the system predicts your next requirement based on your habits and chat content after answering your question.

Follow these steps to turn suggested questions on or off.

  1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
  2. Click in the upper right corner of CodeArts Agent IDE to open the settings page.
  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Chats.
  4. Choose Intelligent Q&A > Suggested Questions and click to enable the function.
    Figure 4 Enabling Suggested Questions
  5. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

    If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  6. Once this function is enabled, it not only answers your questions but also intelligently predicts your follow-up needs based on your habits and context.
    Figure 5 Display effect of Suggested Questions

Input Optimization

CodeArts Agent optimizes user input to help beginners ask questions more clearly and professionally, enabling users to obtain comprehensive, structured, and high-quality responses at one time. This effectively reduces repeated follow-up questions and enhances communication efficiency as well as user experience.

You can refer to the following steps to optimize your input:

  1. Switch to the chat mode.
    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Enter a prompt, such as "what a binary tree is," and click . Wait until the optimization is complete.
    Figure 6 Optimizing input

    If the optimization result does not meet your expectations, click to restore to the original prompt.

Code Explanation

Allows the system to walk you through complex code with function, purpose, application scenario, and main logic. This clear explanation helps you get up to speed faster, and make knowledge flows smoothly, keeping the whole team in sync.

You can refer to the following steps to explain code:

  1. Switch to the chat mode.
    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Send a code explanation task.
    • Method 1: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent > Explain Code.
      Figure 7 Right-clicking to send a task
    • Method 2: In the code editing area, click above the target code and choose Explain Code from the displayed shortcut menu.
      Figure 8 Sending a task using a shortcut command in the editing area
    • Method 3: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent: Add to Chat in Selection to add the selected code to the chat box as the context. Then in the chat box, enter /, or choose > Shortcuts. Select /explain and click .
      Figure 9 Sending a task using a shortcut command in the chat box
  3. View the explanation of the code's function, purpose, and application scenarios.

Code Commenting

Allows the system to analyze the code's architecture and logic, then auto-generate clear, meaningful comments. It facilitates standardizing the comment style across your entire repository, so readability becomes second nature and code archaeology is a thing of the past.

You can refer to the following steps to add comments to the code:

  1. Switch to the chat mode.
    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Send a task to add code comments.
    • Method 1: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent > Generate Comment.
    • Method 2: In the code editing area, click above the target code and choose Add Comments to Code from the displayed shortcut menu.
    • Method 3: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent: Add to Chat in Selection to add the selected code to the chat box as the context. Then in the chat box, enter /, or choose > Shortcuts. Select /comment and click .
  3. View the code with comments added. Click to replace the original code with the commented version.

Code Optimization

Allows CodeArts Agent to analyze code performance bottlenecks and provide optimizations, helping users improve the readability and maintainability of code.

You can refer to the following steps to optimize code:

  1. Switch to the chat mode.
    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Send a code optimization task.
    • Method 1: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent > Optimize Code.
    • Method 2: In the code editing area, click above the target code and choose Optimize Code from the displayed shortcut menu.
    • Method 3: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent: Add to Chat in Selection to add the selected code to the chat box as the context. Then in the chat box, enter /, or choose > Shortcuts. Select /optimize and click .
  3. View the code optimization suggestions and the optimized code. Click to replace the original code with the optimized code.

Unit Test

Unit test allows the system to automatically generate high-quality test cases based on a single method and class, safeguarding code quality and effectively reducing defect risks.

You can refer to the following steps to perform a unit test:

  1. Switch to the chat mode.
    1. Log in to CodeArts Agent IDE as instructed in Quick Start.
    2. At the bottom of the input box on the chat panel, choose Built-in > Ask to switch to the intelligent Q&A mode. The selected model is displayed on the right. You can select a model as required from the drop-down list.

      If the chat panel of CodeArts Agent is not displayed, click (Expand AI Sidebar) in the upper right corner of the top menu bar to open it.

  2. Send a unit test task.
    • Method 1: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent > Generate Unit Tests.
    • Method 2: In the code editing area, click above the target code and choose Perform Unit Tests from the displayed shortcut menu.
    • Method 3: In the code editing area, right-click the target code and choose CodeArts Agent: Add to Chat in Selection to add the selected code to the chat box as the context. Then in the chat box, enter /, or choose > Shortcuts. Select /tests and click .
  3. Review the generated test code and its explanation. Click to save the test code as a file.

Context

Context can help the agent accurately understand the task background and requirement boundaries. Multi-dimensional information of files, folders, Git records, and terminals is introduced to build a complete task context cognition system. It can effectively improve the accuracy of code generation and troubleshooting, and avoid deviations caused by information missing. For details, see Context.