Eclipse Postfix Code Completion Plugin
This is an extension to the JDT template system of Eclipse to support postfix code completion
In order to try use this feature, add
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trylimits/Eclipse-Postfix-Code-Completion/master/org.eclipse.jdt.postfixcompletion.updateSite/target/site/to the p2 sites of your Luna Eclipse installation and install both features in the category Postfix code completion.
Please also see the corresponding bug ticket at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=433500
The plug-in installs the following Postfix Code Completion templates by default:
| Template | Description | Type Dependency |
|---|---|---|
.beg |
Jumps to the beginning of the current expression | - |
.cast |
Creates a type cast | - |
.constpriv |
Extracts the current expression to a new private constant | - |
.constpub |
Extracts the current expression to a new public constant | - |
dowhile |
Uses the current expression as condition for a new do-while-loop | boolean |
else |
Uses the current expression as a negated condition for a new if-statement | boolean |
field |
Creates a field out of the expression | - |
for |
Creates a for-loop out of the expression | java.lang.Iterable/arrays |
fori |
Creates an indexed for-loop with out of the expression, counting upwards | arrays |
forr |
Creates an indexed for-loop with out of the expression, counting downwards | arrays |
nnull |
Creates an if-statement, checking the expression for not null | java.lang.Object |
null |
Creates an if-statement, checking the expression for null | java.lang.Object |
sysout |
Wraps the current expression into a System.out.println() call |
java.lang.String |
throw |
Creates a throw-statement out of the expression | java.lang.Throwable |
var |
Assigns the expression to a new local variable | - |
while |
Uses the current expression as condition for a new while-loop | boolean |
withinregion |
Creates an if-statement out of an numeric expression an checks if the number is within an interval | int, float, ... |
Demonstration
.var template
The .var template allows you to assign local variables out of an already typed expression.
.field template
Similar to the .var template, the .field template allows to assign an expression to a newly defined field.
.for template
The .for template shows up in the content assist if and only if an expression resolves to a java.lang.Iterable or array and allows to create a for-loop out of the expression.
.const template
Postfix Code Completion templates also allow to directly extract constants while coding, without using your mouse or scroll up to the member declaration area of the class. The templates .constpub and .constpriv extract a public, respectively a private constant.
