[news.eclipse.tools.pdt] Re: Code Assist not working for PHP language fu

[roy@xxxxxxxx (Roy Ganor)]

Do you see the language entry in the .buildpath file?
If you create a new project and compare your two .buildpath files (under 
the project root) you'll see what I mean.

Roy
<barefootfemale@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi

> I have "Eclipse for PHP Developers Build id: 20090619-0625" with Aptana 
plugin.

> Code Assist not working forme for  PHP built in language functions like 
strstr, ereg_replace etc. is not working for me on Ctrl+Space.

> what I mean:
> when I type , for example,  "strstr" in a php file, in php perspective and 
click Ctrl+space , I expect a dropdown suggestion box with options like 
"strstr", "strpos" etc. to appear with syntax like:
> strstr  ( string $haystack  , mixed $needle  [, bool $ strin_needle = false  
] )

> this doesn't happen.
> instead I get a red text message "No completions available" at the status 
bar.

> However if I type "e" and hit Crtl+Space I get a drop down with "ec"  I get 
a drop down of 2 options: "echo" and "eco - echoro string".

> also if I type "strstr" and highlight it , right click it and choose "Open 
PHP manual" from the context menu or hit Shift+f2 - nothing happens.
> in Prefences -> "PHP"->"PHP manual" I have 1 listing:
> Site Name="PHP URL=http://www.php.net/manual/en/, file Extension= php

> if however I create a class with methods, and then create a new instance of 
the class and start typing the name of the method - I do get a suggestion box 
of the method that can complete that function with properties and everything - 
so this part does work.