Variable Prefixes
When writing Java classes I often label my global variables (fields) with a lower case "f" as prefix. This is just to distinguish from local variables while programming and making. Navigating through my preferences dialog the other day I found a nice option that supports this behavior.
Under Java > Code Style you will find a small table to edit prefix and suffix lists for different variable types.
Now when you create a new field and use code completion (ctrl+space) the assistant suggest a variable name starting with whatever prefix you have specified before.
Very nice feature. It would be even more usefull if it let me type a variable name and then suggest adding a prefix when I press ctrl+space.
posted by Philipp at 11:28 AM
3 Comments:
Well, someone is way ahead of your. The latest development millestone from eclipse already suggests suffixes based on the class of the field.
Have a look at the New & Noteworthy page for Eclipse 3.2M5, under JDT Core, Code assist improvement.
2:23 PM
Not really. I know that feature in Eclipse 3.2 M5. Yes I can type an "f" and let the assistant complete it to "fHashTable" or whatever type it would be. But what I would like to see is, when I type "myVariable" it suggests me "fMyVariable" (adding the prefix I have defined before).
3:40 PM
Such prefixes look like Hungarian Notation and makes me feeling like in the 80's ;-)
8:50 AM
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