IntelliJ code completion like Xcode & Eclipse

Question

How do I get the code completion in IntelliJ to act like Xcode/Eclipse?

This meaning, typing a method that takes parameters, and when you select the method from the auto-complete list:

intToString(int val);

In Eclipse, you'll get:

intToString( (val-placeholder) );

and similar in Xcode.

However, in IntelliJ, all you get is:

intToString();

How do you get placeholders for parameters in IntelliJ?

It's not exactly the same, but you can place your caret between the braces and press ctrl+p. See jetbrains.com/idea/features/code_assistance.html -> Popup parameter info — RJo
– RJo, Commented Jan 2, 2013 at 13:42

yole · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02 15:43:10Z

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There is no such feature in IntelliJ IDEA. Similar functionality is already implemented in AppCode, so it's possible that it will be ported to IntelliJ IDEA in a future release.

answered Jan 2, 2013 at 15:43

yole

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3 Comments

Jon Wei Over a year ago

So how does one get multi-parameter auto complete (SmartComplete) in IDEA 12? blogs.jetbrains.com/idea/2009/09/super-method-completion

yole Over a year ago

The multi-parameter auto-complete works only in specific contexts (such as super method calls and delegation), when we know that you're going to be forwarding a bunch of parameters from your current method to the method you're calling. This hasn't changed in IntelliJ IDEA 12 compared to previous versions.

CrazyCoder Over a year ago

Here is the related feature request: youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEABKL-5496.

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