Eclipse Enable autocomplete content assist

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How can I enable autocomplete in Eclipse  I can t find it

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If you are only unfamiliar with the auto-complete while typing syntax or inbuilt methods in the eclipse you can simply type the desired syntax or method name and press Ctrl+Space that will display the list of desired options and you can select one of them.

If the auto-complete option is not enabled then you have to check your settings from Windows menu -> Preferences -> Java -> Editor -> Content assist

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For me  it helped after I changed the theme to  mac  since I am running on a MacOSX   Eclipse   Preferences   General   Appearance   Choose  Mac  from the menu

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window- preferences- java- Editor- Contest Assist Enter in Auto activation triggers for java abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ   Apply and Close   other method  type initial letter then ctrl spacebar for auto-complete options

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For auto-completion triggers in Eclipse like IntelliJ  follow these steps    Go to the Eclipse Windows menu -  Preferences -  Java -  Editor -  Content assist and check your settings here Enter in Autocomplete activation string for java  abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ    Apply and Close the Dialog box    Thanks

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By default in Eclipse you only have to press Ctrl-space for autocomplete  Then select the desired method and wait 500ms for the javadoc info to pop up  If this doesn t work go to the Eclipse Windows menu -  Preferences -  Java -  Editor -  Content assist and check your settings here

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For anyone having this problem with newer versions of Eclipse  head over to Window- gt Preferences- gt Java- gt Editor- gt Content assist- gt Advanced and mark Java Proposals and Chain Template Proposals as active

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If you would like to use autocomplete all the time without having to worry about hitting Ctrl   Spacebar or your own keyboard shortcut  you can make the following adjustment in the Eclipse preferences to trigger autocomplete simply by typing several different characters    Eclipse   Preferences   Java   Editor   Content Assist Auto Activation   Auto activation triggers for Java Enter all the characters you want to trigger autocomplete  such as the following    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ    Now any time that you type any of these characters  Eclipse will trigger autocomplete suggestions based on the context

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I am not sure if this has to be explicitly enabled anywhere  but for this to work in the first place you need to include the javadoc jar files with the related jars in your project  Then when you do a Cntrl Space it shows autocomplete and javadocs

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