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Wladek Surala
Wladek Surala

Reputation: 2629

Xcode 8 and 9: how to disable code completion when clicking "Tab"

I often use Xcode snippets which contain fields to fill (like <#time_interval#>), I jump between those fields with tabulator. Sometimes, when I fill a field with a word and click tab to jump to next field, Xcode automatically changes word to first suggestion from autocompletion dropdown, e.g. HelloWorld. I don't want to disable suggestions, I just want to disable completing my code on clicking tab. Is there a way to do so? I feel extremely dumb because I make iOS apps for over 7 years already and this setting drives me crazy. It should be something simple somewhere and I must have missed it over and over.

UPDATE for clarification (images):

Click tab and enter one field to fill it:

Click tab and enter one field to fill it

Type what you want to have there e.g. "literal" word:

Click tab again to pass onto next fillMe field. Expected result:

Actual result (instead of word "literal" you get Color Literal there which is the first position in autocompletion list):

Upvotes: 3

Views: 146

Answers (1)

nrx
nrx

Reputation: 369

You may use CMD+Z as a workaround - it will revert Xcode autocompletion and leave everything else as is.

Upvotes: 1

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