Notepad++ and code completion

Question

Is there any way to improve code completion in notepad++?

Currently it supports some kind of \"static\" code completion and it requires to make a list of instructions a

Answer 1

You don’t need a plugin at all. On the main menu go to Settings->Preferences. Then head on over to the Backup/Auto-Completion tab. Check the box labeled “Enable auto-completion on each input” and select the “Word completion” option.

Answer 2

No. NotePad++ is a text-editor, not an IDE. Unless you want to extend it yourself, you are not going to do any better than what is there.

Answer 3

You have some code completion sections to look at here. But i would mainly suggest you change to an IDE for the programming language because Notepad++ doesn't have any of the benefits you find in a Real IDE. ( Maybe because it's a text-editor and not an IDE ).

Answer 4

Not possible without creating your own plugin.

It might be faster to develop a script that parses your .h files and creates an auto-complete language file for notepad++.

Although a plugin that parsed your include files (for any language) and added them to the auto-complete would be very nice.

Answer 5

I'd recommend you take a look at Komodo Edit. It has the code completion you're looking for and has project support, and best of all, it's free.

Answer 6

Make sure that when putting on autocomplete in notepad++ you select function completeion instead of word completion and have a tick in the function parameters hint on input as well.