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Java content assist: Typing in '(' after the method name automatically selected the method...? [message #245899]

Wed, 18 July 2007 01:25

Alex Le

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Registered: July 2009

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Hi,

In java, when the list of proposals is displayed, if I typed in the '('
character, the current proposal (the highlighted one) from the list of
proposal is automatically chosen, and context info popup is shown. How
is that done in the Java editor? Thanks.

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Re: Java content assist: Typing in '(' after the method name automatically selected the method...? [message #245914 is a reply to message #245899]

Wed, 18 July 2007 08:20

Dani Megert

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Registered: July 2009

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AL wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In java, when the list of proposals is displayed, if I typed in the
> '(' character, the current proposal (the highlighted one) from the
> list of proposal is automatically chosen, and context info popup is
> shown. How is that done in the Java editor? Thanks.

This is done by the content assistant framework: it asks the selected
proposal for its trigger characters and if they match the entered
character it will be inserted and context assist started.

Dani

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Re: Java content assist: Typing in '(' after the method name automatically selected the method...? [message #246029 is a reply to message #245914]

Thu, 19 July 2007 20:08

Alex Le

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Registered: July 2009

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Daniel Megert wrote:
> AL wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In java, when the list of proposals is displayed, if I typed in the
>> '(' character, the current proposal (the highlighted one) from the
>> list of proposal is automatically chosen, and context info popup is
>> shown. How is that done in the Java editor? Thanks.
>
> This is done by the content assistant framework: it asks the selected
> proposal for its trigger characters and if they match the entered
> character it will be inserted and context assist started.
>
> Dani

Yeah, after debugging through the JDT's editor...It turns out that one's
completion proposal must implement the interface
ICompletionProposalExtension in order for Eclipse ask for the trigger
chars from the completion object.

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