Questions tagged [code-completion]

Refers to an IDE or editor feature that attempts to predict what you will type next based on context, speeding up code entry.

Code completion is a form of used by s or code oriented editors showing possible completions to a partially written code.

Common elements in many implementations:

  • Related keyboard shortcuts to simplify usage (invocation, choice selection)
  • Flexible configuration to:
    • Enable/disable the feature
    • Change response time
    • Associated shortcuts

Example: Netbeans guide has a Smart Code Completion section with pictures that show a common way used to implement this feature.

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Is there a way to disable or modify Xcode's code completion?

I have unchecked both "Show arguments in pop-up list" and "Insert argument placeholders for completions" in Xcode Code Sense preferences, but when I type "else" (for example) in the editor, Xcode still dumps in a pre-formatted "else" block. Is there…
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Complete Class at Cursor Not Working

I've been widely making use of the Complete Class at Cursor function in Delphi, in 2010 and in XE2. Recently, after installing Update 4 for XE2, the Complete Class at Cursor stopped working. After doing some research, I found that uninstalling…
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How to get package and function together with code completion in RStudio?

This would be handy for conflicting functions, and more generally to systematically include the package for debugging purpose or communicating the code to others. Having to write down the package manually is time consuming and could be avoided with…
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Browser based IDE - Textarea with code completion available?

Recently I discovered it's possible to have syntax-highlighting in a