What means when method is italic in IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

By default, IntelliJ IDEA shows some of the methods as italic when we call them:

Example:

Authentication auth = SecurityContextHolder.getContext().getAuthentication();

getContext() is italic, but getAuthentication() isn't, what does it mean?

In eclipse (i don't about other IDE's) italic means it is a static method which is called — ParkerHalo, Nov 24 '15 at 13:23
In JavaScript exported functions are italic (including arrow functions) and other exports are purple. — Noumenon, Dec 04 '22 at 06:50

score 30 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:25

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A method written in italic indicate that this method is a static method.

answered Nov 24 '15 at 13:25

Stephan

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