Code Igniter 2.1 autocomplete/IntelliSense in Eclipse

Question

I am using Eclipse PDT to code with PHP Code Igniter. I would like to get auto complete working. Anyone know how I can accomplish this? I've found a few online tutorials but had no success.

Circosta

Answer 1

You could try this method

1. Choose “Project” -> “Properties” or “Window” -> “Preferences” -> “PHP” (for global usage)
2. Choose “PHP Include Path”
3. Click on “Add External Source Folder” and point to file below
4. restart eclipse

Point path to this file below

ciautocomplete.php

<?php

/**
* @property CI_DB_active_record $db
* @property CI_DB_forge $dbforge
* @property CI_Benchmark $benchmark
* @property CI_Calendar $calendar
* @property CI_Cart $cart
* @property CI_Config $config
* @property CI_Controller $controller
* @property CI_Email $email
* @property CI_Encrypt $encrypt
* @property CI_Exceptions $exceptions
* @property CI_Form_validation $form_validation
* @property CI_Ftp $ftp
* @property CI_Hooks $hooks
* @property CI_Image_lib $image_lib
* @property CI_Input $input
* @property CI_Language $language
* @property CI_Loader $load
* @property CI_Log $log
* @property CI_Model $model
* @property CI_Output $output
* @property CI_Pagination $pagination
* @property CI_Parser $parser
* @property CI_Profiler $profiler
* @property CI_Router $router
* @property CI_Session $session
* @property CI_Sha1 $sha1
* @property CI_Table $table
* @property CI_Trackback $trackback
* @property CI_Typography $typography
* @property CI_Unit_test $unit_test
* @property CI_Upload $upload
* @property CI_URI $uri
* @property CI_User_agent $user_agent
* @property CI_Validation $validation
* @property CI_Xmlrpc $xmlrpc
* @property CI_Xmlrpcs $xmlrpcs
* @property CI_Zip $zip
*/

class CI_Controller {};
class MY_Controller {};
/**
* @property CI_DB_active_record $db
* @property CI_DB_forge $dbforge
* @property CI_Config $config
* @property CI_Loader $load
* @property CI_Session $session
*/

class CI_Model {};

Arrival

Superb answer. One thing to add, In similar ways we can add our model classes to the auto complete from controllers. – Esoterica

Absolutely no idea how it works, but it worked for me. Also trying to add Ion_auth library but never succeeded. – Harpoon

To anyone seeing this answer now, it still works, but some changes need to be done as codeigniter changed. – Trembly

Answer 2

For Eclipse PDT: Make in root CodeIgniter ciautocomplete.php end paste code above(1 answer). This is it. You will happy, how it's work :-)

Coburn

Answer 3

Autocomplete of your own model in your controllers:

$this->load->model('my_model');

$this->my_model = new My_model();

....

typing: $this->my_model-> 

Eclipse autocomplete with the model's attributes and methods

Treasury