Can eclipse autocomplete on the left side of assignment operator?

Question

If I have typed out an expression that returns a known type, is there a way for eclipse to content-assist the creation of that type, potentially with templated variable names?

The screenshot below is an example of where this would be useful. You'll notice that if I hover my mouse over the getModel() method, it clearly states that it can only return a single type of Map<String, Object> . But if I then type Ctrl-Space with my cursor to the left of the = , nothing happens. Preferably, it would create the whole Map<String, Object> model that you see commented out, with model being templated so you could tab to it, and quickly enter your variable name.

I suppose it's even possible that it could infer the default variable name based on the getter method name...

Answer 1

You could probably use the extract variable refactoring for this use case.

First type

mv.getModel()

Then go to Refactor/Extract Local Variable or just hit SHIFT + ALT + L .

It will then prompt you for variable name and after you hit enter you should get:

Map<String, Object> variableName = mv.getModel();

I know that the question is about content assist, but as far as I know it isn't possible to do this that way. Hopefully this is an acceptable alternative. If someone knows a better solution feel free to correct me.

Answer 2

为Mac快捷：⌘2 + 1（小写L键）见： https://stackoverflow.com/a/36367780/6192949