Code Assist Preferences

The Code Assist feature enables the selection and insertion of existing code elements to complete partially entered code.

The Code Assist preferences page allows you to configure your Code Assist preferences.

The Code Assist Preferences page is accessed from Window | Preferences | PHP | Editor | Code Assist.

code assist preferences

To configure Code Assist preferences:

Options

Completion Inserts / Completion Overwrites - Select whether selecting an item from the Code Assist list will cause new code to be entered or existing code to be overwritten.
Insert single proposals automatically - When only one code assist suggestion exists, the code assist suggestion will be inserted automatically.
Show variables from other files - Shows variables which are in other files in the project.

Filters

Respect case sensitivity – Define statements are used to create global constants. One can “define(‘MY_CONST’, 5)”, and then use “MY_CONST” all over the application, this property is used to determine if “my_const” will also be suggested as usage of that constant.
Show strict options – PHP alerts users if they access static methods and fields from within an instance. Users can enable/disable this in the php.ini file for their php copy and hence can disable the code assist for these cases.
Group completion options - Groups options according to element type.

Auto-activation

Note:

If this is unmarked, you can still display the code assist list by pressing Ctrl+Space.

Auto activation delay: Determines the delay before the Code Assist box is automatically displayed (in msecs).
Auto-activation triggers for PHP: Sets the characters that determine PHP context.
Auto-activation triggers for PHPDoc: Sets the characters that determine PHPDoc context.

Note:

A maximum of 4 characters can be entered.