"Dumb" text completion in Eclipse?

Question

Is there any way to get "dumb" word completion in Eclipse, similar to ctrl+p in Vim?

For example, I often write a function call:

x = getMeAnXPlease();

Then go in to write the definition:

function getMe...

At which point, in Vim, I hit ctrl+p, which will complete the 'getMe' to 'getMeAnXPlease'.

Is there something similar for Eclipse?

Edit: I know that ctrl+space does a context-sensitive completion and ctrl-1 is the magic "fix this line" key... But there are situations where I just want context-insensitive completion... Which seems to be provided by the 'Word Completion' command.

Edit: Next question: is it possible to do context-insensitive line-completion (similar to c-x c-l in Vim)? That is, complete the current line with a similar line:

doSomeThing(1, 2, 3, 4);
doSome <c-x c-l> -- inserts the rest of the 'doSomeThing(1, 2, 3, 4);' line

Answer 1

There is actually, it's called templates and there are a multitude of them, a lot more advanced than simple word completion. Look at:

Window --> Preferences --> Java --> Editor --> Templates

for a list of the current templates and the possibility to add more. You would then use Ctrl + Space for the completion to pop up. If you write "sysout" and press Ctrl + Space, for example, you get "System.out.Println([cursor here]);".

I wrote a sample one myself for adding Before functions to JUnit test cases:

@${testType:newType(org.junit.Before)} public final void setUp() throws Exception { ${cursor} }

Which would be triggered by typing "before" and Ctrl + Space.

Answer 2

Ctrl+Space for completion

Ctrl+1 (or Cmd+1) for hints on the code snippet you are working on (like automatically create the missing method, etc.)

Answer 3

Write x = getMeAnXPlease();

Wait a second until compiler understands there's no such method.

Hit Ctrl-1 and Enter - it will create full method body automatically.

Answer 4

A little more detail on Quick Fix (Ctrl+1 or Cmd+1). Instead of going somewhere to start defining the new method, you can simply invoke Quick Fix from the place where you call the nonexistent method. It will create a new empty function with the correct name and leave your cursor in position to fill it in.

Answer 5

Ah ha! Found it.

There is a 'word completion' feature which defaults to 'ctrl-.'.