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This program and the accompanying materials - * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 - * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at - * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html - * - * Contributors: - * IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation - *******************************************************************************/ --> -<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../org.eclipse.wst.doc.user/common.css" /> -<title>Content assist</title> -</head> -<body id="csrcedt006"><a name="csrcedt006"><!-- --></a> - -<h1 class="topictitle1">Content assist</h1> -<div><p>Content assist (Ctrl+Spacebar) helps you insert or finish a tag or function or -finish a line of code in a structured text editor. The placement of the cursor -in the source file provides the context for the content assist to offer suggestions -for completion.</p><p>Most of the structured text editors have content assist. For a list of -editors that have content assist, see <a href="csrcedt004.html">Structured -text editors for markup languages</a>. For information on how to get content -assistance, see <a href="tsrcedt005.html">Getting content assistance -in structured text editors</a></p> -<p>The sections below describe specifics of HTML content assist, JavaScript™ content -assist, and JSP content assist.</p> -<div class="skipspace"><h4 class="sectiontitle">HTML content assist</h4><p>HTML is flexible in that some -HTML elements allow end tags to be optionally omitted, such as <samp class="codeph">P</samp>, <samp class="codeph">DT</samp>, <samp class="codeph">DD</samp>, <samp class="codeph">LI</samp>, <samp class="codeph">THEAD</samp>, <samp class="codeph">TR</samp>, <samp class="codeph">TD</samp>, <samp class="codeph">TH</samp>, -and so on. Other HTML elements that are defined to have no content may require -the end tag always be omitted, such as <samp class="codeph">BR</samp>, <samp class="codeph">HR</samp>, <samp class="codeph">LINK</samp>, <samp class="codeph">META</samp>, -and <samp class="codeph">IMG</samp>. This flexibility makes the content assist function -within the HTML source page editor less precise than it might be with a more -rigidly constrained markup language.</p> -<p>HTML content assist is most beneficial -when you need to complete a tag name, add an attribute name-value pair within -a start tag, or select from an enumerated list of attribute values.</p> -<p>Although -content assist only shows attribute names that have not already been specified -in a start tag, it does not take into account grammar constraints for tags. -For example, the <samp class="codeph">HEAD</samp> element in HTML only permits zero or -one occurrences of a <samp class="codeph">TITLE</samp> tag in its content. If you prompt -for content assist within a <samp class="codeph">HEAD</samp> content that already contains -a <samp class="codeph">TITLE</samp> tag, content assist will still show <samp class="codeph">TITLE</samp> in -its proposal list.</p> -<p>However, if an attribute is required according to -the DTD/Schema, that attribute will show up at the top of the list, with a -yellow circle indicator on its icon.</p> -<p>If your cursor is in a position -where content assist is available, a pop-up list of available choices is displayed. -The list is based on the context. For example, if you use content assist directly -after an opening paragraph tag (<samp class="codeph"><p></samp>) , the first item -in the content assist list will be the corresponding closing paragraph (<samp class="codeph"></p></samp>) -tag.</p> -<p>The content assist list displays all available tags for the current -cursor position, including templates. The picture below shows the default -content assist list for a paragraph tag example:<br /><img src="../images/ncontass.gif" alt="HTML Content assist" /><br /></p> -<p>Tag proposals are listed -alphabetically. If you type a <samp class="codeph"><</samp> (to begin a new tag) before -prompting for content assist, and begin typing the first one or two letters -of the tag that you want to add, the proposal list automatically refreshes -to reflect proposals that match the pattern you have typed. If you do not -type a <samp class="codeph"><</samp> before prompting for content assist, you can -click within the proposal list and then type the letter that the tag begins -with, to reduce (somewhat) the amount of scrolling to locate the desired tag.</p> -<p>As -you type the first one or two letters of the attribute names or enumerated -attribute values that you want to add to a tag, the list automatically refreshes -to reflect proposals that match the pattern you have typed.</p> -<div class="restriction"><span class="restrictiontitle">Restriction: </span><img src="../images/nlinux.gif" alt="For Linux." /> When using Linux (Motif or -GTK) and a DBCS locale, double-clicking on the content assist list can sometimes -cause the Java™ VM to terminate. Instead of double-clicking on -the list, use the arrows and Enter keys to make the selection from the list.</div> -</div> -<div class="skipspace"><h4 class="sectiontitle">JavaScript content assist</h4><p>Items -in the JavaScript content assist list are preceded by an Internet -Explorer icon, a Netscape icon, or both, to indicate whether specific JavaScript objects, -methods, or functions are supported by one or both browsers. If the Internet -Explorer icon is present, it indicates that the object, method, or function -is supported by Internet Explorer Version 5.0 or higher. If the Netscape -icon is present, it indicates that the object, method, or function is supported -by Netscape Navigator Version 4.7 or higher. A question mark icon (<img src="../images/nquest.gif" alt="Question mark icon" />) -in place of one of the browser icons indicates that it is unknown whether -the browser supports the object, method, or function.</p> -<p>The picture below -shows the default content assist list within a JavaScript file:<br /><img src="../images/njscdast.gif" alt="JavaScript content assist" /><br /></p> -<p>Code -proposals are listed alphabetically. If you type a <samp class="codeph">. </samp> (include -the space) before prompting for content assist, and begin typing the first -one or two letters of the code that you want to add, the proposal list automatically -refreshes to reflect proposals that match the pattern you have typed, to reduce -(somewhat) the amount of scrolling to locate the desired code.</p> -</div> -<div class="skipspace"><h4 class="sectiontitle">JSP content assist</h4><p>You have many options for embedding Java and -HTML code in your JSP pages by using content assist.</p> -<p>All of the JSP -tags are included both in the template list and in XML format (for example, <samp class="codeph"><jsp:expression></samp>). -To add JSP scriptlet tags, for example, move the cursor to the appropriate -position in the file and press Ctrl+Space to use content assist. Select <img src="../images/nmacscrp.gif" alt="JSP scriptlet content assist" /> from -the proposal list to insert <samp class="codeph"><% %></samp> in the document.</p> -<div class="p">Scriptlets -are inserted in a tag <samp class="codeph"><% %></samp>. For example: <pre><% System.currentTimeMillis() %></pre> -</div> -<p>This -example will evaluate the Java statement to get the current time -in milliseconds.</p> -<div class="p">To have the result of the statement inserted in the -file, put an equals sign (=) in the front of the statement. For example: <pre><b>This is the time : <%= System.currentTimeMillis()%></b></pre> -</div> -<div class="p">When you are within a scriptlet you are writing pure Java code. -Therefore, content assist works exactly the same as it does for the Java editor. -For example, if you request content assist after <samp class="codeph">System</samp>, -content assist displays a list of methods. <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note: </span>Java content assist works only in a Web -project, because it requires a buildpath to find the appropriate Java classes.</div> -</div> -<div class="p">There -are also special tags such as useBean. For example: <pre><jsp:useBean id="useBean" class="java.lang.String"/></pre> -</div> -<p>The -useBean tag enables you to create a bean called <samp class="codeph">aString</samp> of -type <samp class="codeph">String</samp>. Then when you use content assist, this is recognized -as a declared variable. For example, if you use content assist after <samp class="codeph">aString</samp>, -as follows:</p> -<div class="p"> <pre><% aString. %> </pre> -the content assist -list shows available methods. This is because <samp class="codeph">aString</samp> has -been declared as a bean of type String.</div> -<div class="p">If you use content assist after -the <samp class="codeph">a</samp>, as follows: <pre><% a %> </pre> -content -assist knows that <samp class="codeph">aString</samp> exists, and it is shown in the -content assist list.</div> -</div> -</div> -<div><p><b class="relconceptshd">Related concepts</b><br /> -<a href="csrcedt004.html" title="Structured text editor is any of several text editors that you can use to edit various markup languages such as HTML, JavaScript, or XML.">Structured text editors for markup -languages</a><br /> -</p> -<p><b class="reltaskshd">Related tasks</b><br /> -<a href="tsrcedt005.html" title="To get help in adding markup to a file, you can use content assist in a structured text editor. Content assist helps you insert or finish a tag or function or finish a line of code in a structured text editor.">Getting content assistance in structured -text editors</a><br /> -<a href="tsrcedt024.html" title="HTML content assist provides several templates, or chunks of predefined code, that you can insert into a file. You can use the default templates as provided, customize the default templates, or create your own templates.">Adding and removing HTML templates</a><br /> -</p> -</div> -</body> -</html>
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