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Reloder
Reloder

Reputation: 63

Autocomplete in eclipse like in visual studio

I know there is a Ctrl+Space dialog box that show the methods options that I have. But if i have a method that I not fully remember the name of it and I remember only a part of the name.

For example: There is a big static class which contains tons of methods starting with "add"

add1_Buffer, add2_Render, add7_Function and so on.. now I don't remember the fully name but i remember only "Buffer".

so I want to type "buffer" press Ctrl+Space and get the "add1_Buffer" method and all the names that contain the name "buffer" in it.

Edit: By the way, i need it on the OpenGL api where there are tons of functions and i am not familiar with all of them i know only keywords, I was searching for something like in visual studio that is really fast and easy.

Upvotes: 6

Views: 1654

Answers (5)

maba
maba

Reputation: 48105

If you start typing the a in add1_Buffer and then an upper B and then press Ctrl + Space you will find the correct method.

You can then continue writing the word Buffer if there are more methods starting with add and then having an upper B.

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This means that you'll have to remember at least the first part of your method but hopefully you do.

Upvotes: 3

Bananeweizen
Bananeweizen

Reputation: 22080

Add the CodeRecommenders plugin to your installation. That has a subwords completion, which the normal JDT code completion does not have.

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Upvotes: 2

Vignesh Paramasivam
Vignesh Paramasivam

Reputation: 2480

This merely meets you req: alt+/, just a replacement for ctrl+space

Currently there is no direct way to do that in eclipse. But i found these are helpful. here

This post resembles your's look at it. Similar one here

Upvotes: -1

Tom Jonckheere
Tom Jonckheere

Reputation: 1648

The shortcut Ctrl + O gives an outline of the current source. So you can view and search all your methods in your current class. Use wildcards when needed.

Upvotes: 0

betseyb
betseyb

Reputation: 1332

Use search. From the Search menu at the top of the window, select "Java Search". You can limit your search to methods and use wildcards to search for *Buffer* if you know that Buffer is in the method name.

Upvotes: 0

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