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|  | <h1>Working with Content Assist</h1> | 
|  | <p style="font-style: italic;" align="center">The purpose of this tutorial | 
|  | is to teach you how to use PDT | 
|  | 's Content Assist function in order to write code quickly, easily, and | 
|  | accurately.</p> | 
|  | <p class="Strong"><a name="Contents" id="Contents"></a>Contents:</p> | 
|  | <table cellspacing="0" width="100%"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 61.125%;"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 38.875%;"> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#Purpose_and_Usage">Purpose and Usage</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#Activating_Code_Assist">Activating Content Assist</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#CA_Available_Same_Scope">Making Content Assist Elements | 
|  | Available Within the Same Scope</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#Function_Parameter_Hints">Function Parameter Hints</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#Class_Type_Hints">Class Type Hints</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 61.125%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><a | 
|  | href="#Configuring_Code_Assist">Configuring Content Assist</a></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 38.875%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | </table> | 
|  | <p style="font-style: italic;"> </p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="Purpose_and_Usage" id="Purpose_and_Usage"></a>Purpose and | 
|  | Usage</h2> | 
|  | <p>The Content Assist feature enables the selection and insertion of existing | 
|  | code elements to complete partially entered code.</p> | 
|  | <p>A list of possible code elements appears in relevant locations within | 
|  | your files according to the context of your cursor, which you can then | 
|  | select to be automatically entered into your code.</p> | 
|  | <p> </p> | 
|  | <p>Each type of code element will have a unique icon:</p> | 
|  | <table cellspacing="0" width="100%"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 4.659%;"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 95.341%;"> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="code_assist_triangle.png" alt="code_assist_triangle.png" style="border: none;" width="15" height="13" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Reserved | 
|  | PHP Words</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="code_assist_circle.png" alt="code_assist_circle.png" style="border: none;" width="12" height="12" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Functions</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="template_icon.png" alt="template_icon.png" style="border: none;" width="17" height="20" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Templates</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="classes_icon.png" alt="classes_icon.png" style="border: none;" width="19" height="18" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Classes</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="interfaces_icon.png" alt="interfaces_icon.png" style="border: none;" width="18" height="17" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Interfaces</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="constants_icon.png" alt="constants_icon.png" style="border: none;" width="16" height="19" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Constants</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 4.659%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><img src="variables_icon.png" alt="variables_icon.png" style="border: none;" width="16" height="14" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 95.341%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>Variables | 
|  | (public)</p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | </table> | 
|  | <p> </p> | 
|  | <p>Content Assist works with the following elements: PHP Classes, Functions, | 
|  | Variables, Constants, Keywords, Interfaces, Attributes, Values, Nested | 
|  | Functions, Names and Syntax, as well as all user defined Classes, Functions, | 
|  | and Constants.</p> | 
|  | <p class="Note">Note:</p> | 
|  | <p class="NoteText">Content Assist works with both PHP and HTML.</p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="Activating_Code_Assist" id="Activating_Code_Assist"></a>Activating | 
|  | Content Assist</h2> | 
|  | <p>By default, the Content Assist options will be automatically displayed | 
|  | once the first few characters of the code have been entered.</p> | 
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|  | <col style="width: 92.907%;"> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"> </p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;">The following procedure demonstrates | 
|  | using Content Assist:</p> | 
|  | <ol type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Create a new PHP | 
|  | File called 'File1'.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol> | 
|  | <ol start="2" type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>On the line beneath | 
|  | the opening PHP tag, type "def".</p></li> | 
|  |  | 
|  | </ol> | 
|  | <p class="picture"><img src="code_assist_example.png" alt="pri Code Asisst Box" title="pri Code Asisst Box" style="border: none;" width="432" height="190" border="0"></p> | 
|  | <ol start="4" type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Double-click the | 
|  | first define function from the Code Completion window -or- | 
|  | select it and press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Enter</b></span>.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>"define()" | 
|  | appears on the edit line.</p></td> | 
|  |  | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | </table> | 
|  | <p class="Note">Note:</p> | 
|  | <p class="NoteText">If the Content Assist window does not open automatically, | 
|  | place your cursor at the required location and press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ctrl+Space</b></span>.<br> | 
|  | To enable the Content Assist window to open automatically, go to the <a href="code_assist.htm">Content Assist Preferences page</a>, accessed | 
|  | from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Window | Preferences | PHP | Editor | 
|  | | Content Assist</b></span> and mark the 'Enable auto-activation' checkbox.</p> | 
|  | <p align="right"><a | 
|  | href="#Contents">Back to Top</a> </p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="Function_Parameter_Hints" id="Function_Parameter_Hints"></a>Function | 
|  | Parameter Hints  </h2> | 
|  | <p>When entering a function call, a Function Parameter Hint box will be | 
|  | displayed detailing the types of parameters that should be entered within | 
|  | the parentheses of the function call.</p> | 
|  | <table cellspacing="0" width="100%"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 7.093%;"> | 
|  | <col style="width: 92.907%;"> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"> </p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><span | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"><b>The following procedure demonstrates | 
|  | using the Function Parameter Hint feature</b></span>:</p> | 
|  | <ol start="1" type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Place your cursor | 
|  | between the parentheses of the above function call: "define()"</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Press Ctrl+Shift+Space.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>A | 
|  | function parameter hint box will be displayed indicating the types | 
|  | of parameters that should be inserted between the parentheses.</p> | 
|  | <p class="picture"><img src="code_assist_function_parameter.png" alt="Parameter Hint" title="Parameter Hint" style="border: none;" width="395" height="55" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  |  | 
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|  | href="#Contents">Back to Top</a> </p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="CA_Available_Same_Scope" id="CA_Available_Same_Scope"></a>Making | 
|  | Content Assist Elements Available Within the Same Scope</h2> | 
|  | <h3>Added Code - Available within the same function and file</h3> | 
|  | <p>Elements within the same scope (e.g. within the same project, file or | 
|  | function) will be available for use with Content Assist.</p> | 
|  | <p>Variables belonging to different scopes are not available to each other | 
|  | via Content Assist.</p> | 
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|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"> </p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"> </p></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;">The following procedure demonstrates | 
|  | using Content Assist for inserting elements within the same function | 
|  | and file:</p> | 
|  | <ol type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Edit your PHP | 
|  | File ('File1') so that it contains the following code:</p></li> | 
|  | </ol> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;"><?php</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">define('continent','africa');</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$control = '';</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$mail = 'int@eclipse.org';</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">function media() {</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$music = '';</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$messenger = '';</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$                        /*--------- | 
|  | Location_1*/</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">}</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">$                                  /* | 
|  | ---------Location_2*/</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 12px;">?></p> | 
|  | <ol start="2" type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Place the cursor | 
|  | at the "$" marked by "Location_1". This | 
|  | is within function "media".</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Type the letter | 
|  | "m". The Content Assist window will be displayed | 
|  | with the variables "$messenger" and "$music", | 
|  | which were defined within the function.<br> | 
|  | Note that the variable $mail (not within the scope of "media()" | 
|  | ) is not available.</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Next, place the | 
|  | cursor at the "$" marked by "Location_2".</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Type the letter | 
|  | "m". The Content Assist window will be displayed | 
|  | with the variable $mail, which is within the same file.<br> | 
|  | Note that media's variables - $music and $messenger  - | 
|  | are not within the function 'media' and so are not displayed.</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Select 'mail' | 
|  | from the Content Assist window to insert it into the script.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
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|  | <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p> </p></td> | 
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|  | <h3>Added Code - Available Within the Same Project</h3> | 
|  | <p>Code elements defined in one file are also available for use by other | 
|  | files within the same project.</p> | 
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|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"> </p></td> | 
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|  | style="font-weight: bold;"> </p></td> | 
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|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;">The following steps demonstrate | 
|  | using Content Assist for inserting elements within the same project:</p> | 
|  | <ol type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Within the same | 
|  | project as "File1", create a new PHP file called | 
|  | "File2".</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>On the line beneath | 
|  | the opening PHP tag, type "def" and press <span | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ctrl+Spac</b></span>e to activate Content | 
|  | Assist. Double-click one of the define options.</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Between the parentheses, | 
|  | type "cont" and press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ctrl+Space</b></span> | 
|  | to activate Content Assist. The element 'continent', defined | 
|  | in "File1", will be available.</p></li> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Double-click 'continent' | 
|  | to enter it into your code.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol></td> | 
|  | </tr> | 
|  | <tr valign="top"> | 
|  | <td colspan="2" style="width: 100%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p>When | 
|  | the element is highlighted, Content Assist displays the original | 
|  | location of the code element, its value ('africa') and all other | 
|  | information available.</p> | 
|  | <p class="picture"><img src="code_assist_cont_info.png" alt="Element Information" title="Element Information" style="border: none;" width="230" height="124" border="0"></p></td> | 
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|  | href="#Contents">Back to Top</a> </p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="Class_Type_Hints" id="Class_Type_Hints"></a>Class Type Hints</h2> | 
|  | <p>By using a comment you can assign a variable its exact class value. | 
|  | This assignment will affect the content assist of this variable accordingly.</p> | 
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|  | style="font-weight: bold;"> </p></td> | 
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|  | <td style="width: 7.093%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p | 
|  | style="font-size: 6pt;"><img src="ref_icon.png" alt="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" title="Instructions on how to complete a procedure" style="border: none;" width="28" height="33" border="0"></p></td> | 
|  | <td style="width: 92.907%; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;"><p><span | 
|  | style="font-weight: bold;"><b>To see and trial this feature:</b></span></p> | 
|  | <ol type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Create a new PHP | 
|  | file with the following code:</p></li> | 
|  | </ol> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;"><?php</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">function getClass() | 
|  | {</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">return new Test();</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">}</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">class Test {</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">function printValues($a, | 
|  | $b) {</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">echo "Values: $a, | 
|  | $b";</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">  }</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">}</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;"> </p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">/* @var $myVar Test | 
|  | */</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">$myVar = getClass();</p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;"> </p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">$myVar-></p> | 
|  | <p class="code" style="margin-left: 24px;">?></p> | 
|  | <ol start="2" type="1"> | 
|  | <li class="p" style="margin-left: -20px;"><p>Place your cursor | 
|  | after  '$myVar->' (on the line above the closing PHP | 
|  | tag) and press <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ctrl+Space</b></span> | 
|  | to activate Content Assist. Content Assist will open with | 
|  | the function defined in 'Test' class (printValues($a, $b)). | 
|  | Double click it to enter it into your code.</p></li> | 
|  | </ol></td> | 
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|  | <p class="Note">Note:    </p> | 
|  | <p class="NoteText">Without the comment, Content Assist will not be available | 
|  | for the function.</p> | 
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|  | href="#Contents">Back to Top</a> </p> | 
|  | <h2><a name="Configuring_Code_Assist" id="Configuring_Code_Assist"></a>Configuring | 
|  | Content Assist</h2> | 
|  | <p>Content Assist options can be configured through the <a href="code_assist.htm">Content | 
|  | Assist Preferences page</a>, accessible from <span style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Window | 
|  | | Preferences | PHP | Editor | Content Assist</b></span>.</p> | 
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