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13 <h1>Using Content Assist</h1> |
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15 <p>Use Content Assist to insert C/C++ elements of your project, and templates into your code. You can insert a template into your source code rather than retyping |
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16 commonly-used snippets of code.</p> |
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18 <p>To insert a template or element:</p> |
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21 <li>In the C/C++ editor, type at least the first letter of a template or |
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22 element then <b>Ctrl+Space</b>.<br> |
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23 A list displays the templates |
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24 <img border="0" src="../images/template_obj.gif" alt="Templates icon" width="16" height="16"> followed by the elements that start with the letter combination you typed.</li><br> |
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27 <li>Do one of the following: |
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29 <li>Continue typing. The list shortens. When there is only one item in the |
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30 list, it is automatically inserted.</li> |
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31 <li>Double-click an item in the list to insert it into your code. </li> |
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32 <li>Press <b>Esc</b> to close the Content Assist Window.</li> |
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37 <p>To set Content Assist preferences:</p> |
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39 <li>Click <b>Window > Preferences</b>.</li> |
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40 <li>Expand <b>C/C++</b> and <b>Editor</b>.</li> |
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41 <li>Select <b>Content Assist</b>.<br> |
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42 <img src="../images/contentAssist_preferences.png" alt="Content Assist Preferences"></li> |
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43 <li>Do the following: |
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45 <li>To insert an element when you open Content Assist and it is the only |
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46 item in the list, select the <b>Insert single proposals automatically</b> check box.</li> |
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47 <li>To automatically insert a common prefix of all proposals, select the <b>Insert common prefixes automatically</b> checkbox.</li> |
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48 <li>To display proposals in alphabetical order, rather than by relevance, select the <b>Present proposals in alphabetical order</b> checkbox. </li> |
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49 <li>To change <b>Auto-Activation</b> of content assist for ".", "->" or "::" triggers, select the appropriate checkboxes.</li> |
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52 <li>Click <b>OK</b>.</li> |
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54 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> |
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55 <br> |
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56 <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_content_assist.htm">Content Assist</a></p> |
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57 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngtasks.gif" ALT="Related tasks" width="143" height="21"> |
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58 <br> |
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59 <a href="cdt_t_add_codetemp.htm">Creating and editing templates</a><br> |
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60 <a href="cdt_t_imp_code_temp.htm">Importing and exporting templates</a></p> |
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61 <p><img border="0" src="../images/ngref.gif" ALT="Related reference" width="143" height="21"> |
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62 <br> |
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63 <a href="../reference/cdt_u_c_editor_con_assist.htm">Content Assist page</a><br> |
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64 <a href="../reference/cdt_u_code_temp.htm">Templates page</a></p> |
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