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Just noticed that you said "vi"; I hope that "vim" is also okay.

It depends on the particular programming language, but in general, the magic word is Omnicomplete.

Put this into .vimrc:

filetype plugin on
set ofu=syntaxcomplete#Complete

Press Ctrl+N or Ctrl+P to trigger the completion. This is insanely customizable; you might like the tips here that make it work more like other IDEs.

Thomas 2010-05-22 10:01:21

Well, thanks for the answer but unfortunately my workplace only supports VI which doesn't support Omni :(

IllustratedInsomnia 2010-05-22 10:07:20

If I were forbidden from using vim, I would look for another job. If I were forbidden from using vim, but using vi was allowed, I would probably explode at my boss, get escorted out of the building, then look for another job.

Matt Briggs 2010-07-06 00:04:00

I don't understand how you get into such a situation. If you're used to Visual Studio, you're a programmer. I can see how a sysadmin might be required to use vi because it's tiny and ubiquitous and he just needs to tweak a few config files, but---programming? And they won't even allow vim?

Wang 2010-07-06 00:26:16

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