[news.eclipse.tools.pdt] Re: auto completion on "static" classes

[Micah <micahjg26@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nikolai Plath wrote:
> Hello,
> i am a frequent newsgroup reader, but not a frequent writer.
> 
> I have a simple question on a simple problem... at least in my personal
> opinion.
> 
> The problem is about auto completion on so called "static" classes.
> 
> "Project" layout:
> 
> project
>   |--static.php
>   |--test.php
> 
> static.php
> --------------
> class theStaticClass
> {
> 	/**
> 	 * My lil test
> 	 *
> 	 * @return void
> 	 */
> 	function theStaticMethod()
> 	{
> 		echo 'dummy';
> 	}
> }
> 
> test.php
> --------------
> the	+Ctrl SPC expands to
> theStaticClass::
> theStaticClass::the	+Ctrl SPC -> no completions available
> 
> typing by hand:
> theStaticClass::theStaticMethod();
> on mouse hover gives me full information of class AND method in
> tooltip... ???
> 
> just trying:
> $s = new the	+Ctrl SPC expands to
> $s = new theStaticClass();
> 
> $s->	tooltip shows inmediately the available method...
> 
> --------
> 
> So this is why I still use PDT 1.0.3 for my everyday/night work where AC
> on static classes works exeptionally well.
> 
> Currently I am working on some Joomla! projects (http://joomla.org)
> which uses static classes all over the place for translation and HTML
> output.
> 
> I have tried a lot of PDT 2 releases from nightly over I/M to so called
> "stable"...sry
> 
> The good news is that mark occurences is getting better and better -
> this one makes me switching "back" from time to time to PHPEclipse when
> I have to deal with extraneous code - please keep working on this one -
> it's pretty useful ;)
> 
> Memory consumption on debugging also semms to be ok now.
> 
> But - sorry - auto completion, in my very personal opinion (maybe), is
> one of the most important features.
> 
> So I can not vote +1 as a happy PDT 2 user - but I am still a very happy
> PDT 1 user :)
> 
> But hey - maybe the problem, as usual, is on my side and i am doing
> something terribly wrong. So please foregive me - teach me - and you
> will have another happy PDT 2 user.
> 
> Regards,
> Nikolai
> 
> PS: not sure if this could be OS related - i am on Linux :)

Which version of PHP are you using?  If you're using 5, I suggest
reading the manual on how to declare static functions:
http://us3.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.paamayim-nekudotayim.php

If you're using PHP4, you might have to tell Eclipse that you are doing
so in the PHP settings.

Micah