PROGRAMMING OVERVIEW AND USER INTERFACE


Automatically completing statements
Use auto completion to look up and paste syntax elements right into the Programmer's pane as you enter code. Auto completion uses type-ahead functionality to let you quickly find and select the options you want, and also provides parameter prompting to show you how to complete a statement.

Note Auto completion is new with Release 6.

Use auto completion when programming the following:


Using auto completion for formula language @functions

In the Programmer's pane, follow these conventions to use auto completion:


Using auto completion for formula language @commands

In the Programmer's pane, follow these conventions to use auto completion:


Using auto completion for LotusScript class statements

In the Programmer's pane, follow these conventions to use auto completion:


To enable/disable auto completion

Auto completion is enabled by default. Use the Auto Complete tab on the Programmer's Pane Properties box to change auto completion settings.

Note that even if the options are disabled you can still use the menu commands or accelerator keys to display pop-up lists or boxes.

To redisplay a list of options, you can do any of the following:


To redisplay a parameter box, if one is applicable in this situation, you can do either of the following:
Options on the Auto Complete tab

The options on the Auto Complete tab apply to all languages. Select or deselect the options as follows.

OptionDescriptionDefault
Auto List Member boxA pop-up list of available options automatically displays when you begin typing code.The default is enabled. To disable auto lists, deselect this box.
Auto Parameter Popup boxIf an option has a parameter list, a pop-up box with a parameter prompt appears when you type a language-specific trigger, such as an open parenthesis ( ( ) for @functions.The default is enabled. To disable parameter prompting, deselect this box.
Delay boxThe value is the amount of time to wait between a trigger keystroke and another keystroke before a pop-up list displays. If you type a second keystroke before the time has elapsed, the pop-up list does not appear. The value is in milliseconds.The default is 200 milliseconds.

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