Auto-Completion (experimental)

[zhhwss]

There are no automatic code hints for variables that have already appeared in the current file。

[bobbrow]

Our extension currently disables editor.quickSuggestions when the C_Cpp.autocomplete setting is enabled (which is the default). You should be getting automatic suggestions when you type certain operators (".", "->", "::") but our suggestion list is currently incomplete and caused users to have to 'escape' the suggestions to type keywords, so we disabled it temporarily for the case you mention.

[rdlaner]

I just started using this extension and also noticed that intellisense does not automatically give suggestions when I start typing. I either have to use "ctrl+space" or encounter one of the specified operations (".", "->",...).
Is there any plan to support auto suggestions that trigger when typing?

[bobbrow]

As I mentioned above, yes, we do plan to remove the temporary disabling of this setting. soon.

[fxliang]

is it possible to disable the completion triggered by . :: ->，when it's not OK to suggest the correct members of those, I used ycmd to make that work. if it's possible to disable completion triggered by those characters, it would be much better for me .

[sean-mcmanus]

@fxliang The only way to disable the . :: -> autocomplete is to change the C_Cpp.autocomplete setting to "Disabled". Are you asking for an additional setting that enables our autocomplete when Ctrl+Space is used, but disables the popup at . :: ->?

[fxliang]

@sean-mcmanus
with editor.quickSuggestions it completes words in current file only , when cpptools helps to complete words in directory. However cpptools couldn't complete members in structure etc at .::->when with only ycmd(no cpptools) it does well. What I want to know is if it's possible to used cpptools complete words when not at .::->, at .::-> let ycmd do that art of completions.

Sorry for my chinglish :(

[fxliang]

@sean-mcmanus yes， disable the popup at .::->.

[sean-mcmanus]

@fxliang We could enable disabling of the popup, but I don't know if the other autocomplete provider would kick in, because we're still registered as a general completion provider (such as when Ctrl+Space is used). How do you use ycmd? From the you-complete-me extension? If our tool is missing results when . :: -> are used then that is a bug we should fix (we have some known bugs), and we're also working on IntelliSense engine autocomplete which will give better results.

[fxliang]

@sean-mcmanus yes , I am using you-complete-me.

[sean-mcmanus]

@fxliang We're working to add more accurate IntelliSense-based autocomplete when trigger characters are used, so we don't believe a setting to disable it will be needed. For the next update, we're just removing the automatic setting of quickSuggestions to false (the original issue).