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| <div role="main"><h1>Using Content Assist</h1> |
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| <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 |
| commonly-used snippets of code.</p> |
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| <p>To insert a template or element:</p> |
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| <li>In the C/C++ editor, type at least the first letter of a template or |
| element then <strong>Ctrl+Space</strong>.<br> |
| A list displays the templates |
| <img src="../images/template_obj.gif" alt="Templates icon" width="16" height="16"> followed by the elements that start with the letter combination you typed.<br><br> |
| <img src="../images/contentAssist_example.png" alt="Editor View showing Content Assist Example"> |
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| <li>Do one of the following: |
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| <li>Continue typing. The list shortens. When there is only one item in the |
| list, it is automatically inserted.</li> |
| <li>Double-click an item in the list to insert it into your code. </li> |
| <li>Press <strong>Esc</strong> to close the Content Assist Window.</li> |
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| <p>To set Content Assist preferences:</p> |
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| <li>Click <strong>Window > Preferences</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Expand <strong>C/C++</strong> and <strong>Editor</strong>.</li> |
| <li>Select <strong>Content Assist</strong>.<br> |
| <img src="../images/contentAssist_preferences.png" alt="Content Assist Preferences"></li> |
| <li>Do the following: |
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| <li>To insert an element when you open Content Assist and it is the only |
| item in the list, select the <strong>Insert single proposals automatically</strong> check box.</li> |
| <li>To automatically insert a common prefix of all proposals, select the <strong>Insert common prefixes automatically</strong> checkbox.</li> |
| <li>To display proposals in alphabetical order, rather than by relevance, select the <strong>Present proposals in alphabetical order</strong> checkbox. </li> |
| <li>To change <strong>Auto-Activation</strong> of content assist for ".", "->" or "::" triggers, select the appropriate checkboxes.</li> |
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| <li>Click <strong>OK</strong>.</li> |
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| <p><img src="../images/ngconcepts.gif" ALT="Related concepts" width="143" height="21"> |
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| <a href="../concepts/cdt_c_content_assist.htm">Content Assist</a></p> |
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| <a href="cdt_t_add_codetemp.htm">Creating and editing templates</a><br> |
| <a href="cdt_t_imp_code_temp.htm">Importing and exporting templates</a></p> |
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| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_c_editor_con_assist.htm">Content Assist page</a><br> |
| <a href="../reference/cdt_u_code_temp.htm">Templates page</a></p> |
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