Introduce Constant and others not working with Interfaces in Netbeans 22

[tmulle]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 22

What happened

I'm trying to select a string in my code to make it a global constant in my code using the Refactor->Introduce Constant menu item but it keeps telling me "Invalid Selection"

I highlight the full text string System.out.println("Hello World") (Hello World for example) and then try to use the menu item and it doesn't work and gives me the error.

I also tried Introduce Variable and that says the same thing.

I thought we could do this before with strings and select them and make them constants?

UPDATE: I'm trying to do this in an interface and not a class

Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component

Java Maven Project

How to reproduce

Try to select a string in your code and make it a constant using the Refactor->Introduce Constant menu item.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

Linux

JDK

21

Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans binary zip

Anything else

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

Yes