Auto-completion & netbeans

A

Andy

I am using Netbeans 5.5 and have the auto-completion dialog appearing
when I type in an object followed by the '.' which I want. What I can't
figure out is how I get the saem information appearing when I press
Alt-F1 over the method at a later date. It gives the message at the
bottom of the screen re using the library manager or Java platform
manager to set this up but I'm obviously not doing it right. It would
seem that since I'm getting the auto-completion dialog appearing when
I'm typing then I would expect that my paths are set up but obviously
not.

Any ideas how I enable this appearance of the method description for
existing text? It is getting a bit frustrating having to type in a '.'
to bring it up each time ;-)

Regards
Andy
 
K

Kroll, Michael

Hello,
I don't now if I understand you right.
Any ideas how I enable this appearance of the method description for
existing text? It is getting a bit frustrating having to type in a '.'
to bring it up each time ;-)

Do you search strg+space ?

Regards
Michael
 
A

Andy

Hi Michael,

Sorry if it didn't make sense.
As I type in code then the popup dialog appears correctly to display
all the methods etc. of a variable as soon as I have typed in the '.'.
What I find I am doing now is when I want to re-see the methods of a
variable then I'll edit the code and go to a line with that variable
and temporarily type in a '.' after the variable simply to bring up the
popup dialog. I presume I am missing an obvious keyboard shortcut
whereby I can highlight that variable and bring up this popup dialog
without going through this palava?

Regards
Andy
 
K

Kroll, Michael

Hi Andy,

I think it work's like this.

desktopPane.add(objInfo);

When you go behind the add and press [strg+space] the popup dialog
open's correctly and display all the methods etc.

Regards
Michael
 
A

Andy

Hi Michael,

Yep, that's what I was after (Although 'strg+space' had me confused
for a short while until I realised you had German keyboard - 'Ctrl' on
mine!).

Thanks

Andy
 
K

Kroll, Michael

Hi Andy,
Hi Michael,

Yep, that's what I was after (Although 'strg+space' had me confused
for a short while until I realised you had German keyboard - 'Ctrl' on
mine!).

sorry, yes i have a German keyboard and I have think about that.

Regards
Michael
 

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