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# Actions
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# Actions
<link-summary>Adding custom actions to IntelliJ Platform-based IDEs menus and toolbar.</link-summary>
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There are other methods to override in the `AnAction` class, such as changing the default `Presentation` object for the action.
There is also a use case for overriding action constructors when registering them with dynamic action groups, demonstrated in the [Grouping Actions](grouping_action.md#adding-child-actions-to-the-dynamic-group) tutorial.
### Overriding the AnAction.update Method
### Overriding the AnAction.update() Method
The method `AnAction.update()` is periodically called by the IntelliJ Platform in response to user gestures.
The `update()` method gives an action to evaluate the current context and enable or disable its functionality.
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An example of enabling a menu action based on whether a project is open is demonstrated in [`PopupDialogAction.update()`](%gh-sdk-samples%/action_basics/src/main/java/org/intellij/sdk/action/PopupDialogAction.java) method.
### Overriding the AnAction.actionPerformed Method
### Overriding the AnAction.actionPerformed() Method
When the user selects an enabled action, be it from a menu or toolbar, the action's `AnAction.actionPerformed()` method is called.
This method contains the code executed to perform the action, and it is here that the real work gets done.
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To allow using alternative names in search, add one or more [`<synonym>`](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__actions__action__synonym) elements inside [`<action>`](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__actions__action) or [`<reference>`](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__actions__reference):
```xml
<action id="MyAction" text="My Action Name" ...>
<action id="MyAction" text="My Action Name" class="...">
<synonym text="Another Search Term"/>
</action>
```
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id="TestActionGroup"
text="Test Group"
description="Group with test actions"
icon="icons/testgroup.png"
icon="icons/testGroup.png"
popup="true"
compact="true">
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For actions registered at runtime (e.g., in a tool window toolbar), add an [`<action>`](plugin_configuration_file.md#idea-plugin__actions__action) entry with
[`EmptyAction`](%gh-ic%/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/actionSystem/EmptyAction.java)
to "reserve" Action ID so they become visible in <ui-path>Settings | Keymap</ui-path>.
to "reserve" Action ID, so they become visible in <ui-path>Settings | Keymap</ui-path>.