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Turn on Object Oriented Editing - How To? [message #1733478]

Sat, 28 May 2016 00:21

Arthur Chan

Messages: 44
Registered: September 2015

Member

Hi, I've just downloaded and installed PDT on my Mars and it's great.

But how do I turn on the object-oriented editing help e.g. instead of typing "this -> connect" I'd like to have have PDT fill it with "this -> connect->"

At the moment, simply typing "->" generates a syntax error, unexpected '->'

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Re: Turn on Object Oriented Editing - How To? [message #1733479 is a reply to message #1733478]

Sat, 28 May 2016 00:44

Mark Dexter

Messages: 324
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

If you are editing a PHP file, you should be able to press CTRL-. (CTRL + period key) to put in the "->" for you. However, entering it either way works fine. Are you typing "this->connect" or "$this->connect"? You need to include the "$" (which is hard to remember when you are moving between languages).

Good luck.

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