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When refactoring subject is passed as a parameter of an existing function call even basic refactoring doesn't work. E.g. obj.existingFn(nonExistingVar, someObj.nonExistingFn(), nonExistingClass.class) Refactoring for non existing elements in the example above doesn't work.
rather an enhancement.