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[Feature] Code-assist : Get class name as string [message #1737310]

Thu, 07 July 2016 08:22

Florent HAZARD

Messages: 2
Registered: July 2016

Junior Member

Hi,

In PHP, we can not pass a class as parameter, so we generally manipulate class name as string, PHP allows it, e.g $class::callMe()

Eclipse PDT is able to complete a class name in PHP Doc or directly in source code but PDT does not seem to be able to complete a class name in a string.
So, it could not complete in every string but maybe in a special mode or whatever... This may really help us to avoid hand-writing.

Thank you for this great IDE !

Other example:

public static function getObjectClass() {
	return '\Namespace\To\My\Class';
}

[Updated on: Wed, 20 July 2016 12:13]

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Re: [Feature] Code-assist : Get class name as string [message #1738496 is a reply to message #1737310]

Wed, 20 July 2016 10:56

Dawid Pakula

Messages: 243
Registered: March 2013

Senior Member

PDT already autoassist class names inside string, but only after ctrl+space. Try this: $x = 'MyClass|'; <-- where | is your cursor. PDT suggest classes with MyClass prefix or autoinsert MyClass FQN.

This will not work for prefixes with "\".

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