Using Code Completion Automatically

In the ABAP source code editor of a development object, you want to open the code completion list automatically when you enter a component selector such as -, ~, ->, =>.

Prerequisites

To use this function, open the  Window  Preferences  ABAP Development  Editors  Source Code Editors  Code Completion  preference page and select the  Typing  Automatic code completion after typing -,~,->,=>  option.

1. In the source code, you start typing a component.

   The following component selectors are supported:

   Component Selector	Displayed Proposals
   -	Fields of structures
   ~	Components of interfaces
   ->	Instance components of object references
   =>	Static components of ABAP classes / interfaces

   The code completion list is automatically displayed.

   

   Figure 1: Code completion list and popup according to the component
2. Select a component from the code completion list.

Results

The component is added to the source code at the current position.

Figure 2: A call to the static call_static_demo2 method is inserted at your current position