Question

I checked “Settings > Prefences > Backup/Auto-Completion > Enable Auto-completion on each input” and “Function parameters hint on input” options. I have Notepad++ 5.9 (unicode) version. It auto completes function names but not their arguments. Also i tried re-install. I know it has this feature but not working. Any idea why?

I mean it auto completes print_r when i write “pri” but i want it to work like in the image;
http://i51.tinypic.com/3322auc.jpg

Answer 1

Hmm, this is not an answer to your question but I want to share it anyway.

I have used Notepad++ for years. I didn’t like Eclipse and NetBeans is just so damn slow.
I never used the auto complete function for anything.
Notepad++ can’t really do any code analysis, it can only give you auto-completion on the known PHP functions.

I’ve since switched to an IDE that does full code analysis and can do auto-completion for your own code as well.

Notepad++ is great if you just want to write something real quick. It’s also a great tool if you want to learn about PHP since it doesn’t do auto-completion very well 😉 but if you really want to be productive when you’re working on a large application I recommend you use an IDE that does code analysis. Productivity is the key here. I spend less time looking through files and more time actually writing code, which is great! 😀

Good IDEs for PHP: NetBeans, PHPStorm, Eclipse.