[NETBEANS-188] Please add support for code completion while typing

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Next
• Component/s: db - SQL Editor
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://netbeans.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=253204
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Christian Lenz
• Created: 27/Nov/17 17:40
• Updated: 17/Dec/21 19:36

Description

Afaik, the SQL Editor, is the only one, where you don't have code completion, while typing. It only appears after you hit ctrl + space, which is weird. It should be there per default. If not, there should be an option that code completion should always be possible, in any cases and you can deactivate it, if you don't want it.

For each keyword, table, view whatever, I have to type a character and hit ctrl + space. It would be very nice to have the same code completion feature as in java or other languages, that the code completion comes up, while typing. For example:
Type "S" -> code completion should come immediately and should show you the results. Same for everything like tables, views, databases, aliases and columns.

Issue Links

• is related to: NETBEANS-189 SQL editor, shouldn't ask evertime to set the connection
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #2558