Adelia Studio's editor includes a predictive input option that lets the user display a list of all the possible endings for the element currently being entered.
This option is only accessible if the Automatic object name completion box in the Environment tab of the editor's options setup box is checked.
Access
To access the source code completion feature in the 4GL Editor, use the CTRL+SPACE key combination while entering data.
A graphical list is displayed, showing a list of the words that could complete the input. You can select an item from this list using either the arrow keys on the keyboard or the mouse, then pressing Enter or double-clicking to confirm your selection.
First, an element in the source code is selected by pressing CTRL+SPACE (ID_WIN0), in order to enable the automatic completion feature.
The list of words capable of completing the entry for ID_WIN0 is then displayed:
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The displayed suggestions take into consideration the local data environment, the LDM and the windows and reports.
If only one possibility is available when the list is displayed, the code is completed automatically.
It is also possible to automatically display the possible completions of compound names (i.e. object names).
When this option is enabled, the completion options are automatically displayed when a separator ('.', ':', '[') is entered in the name of a window, object, menu or property.
The following list shows the various possible completion types, organized by word, together with the corresponding icons:
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keyword reserved word predefined function SQL function constant question/answer instruction or keyword |
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variable file (entity, access or join entity) view logical property SQL cursor layout field associated variable |
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Visual window Web page transaction or report report format object object property menu |
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procedure control break source fragment loading graphical object class graphical object and associated variable with same name |
