Question

Using vim + php + ctags I can get fairly good php auto-completion. But one part really eludes me: getting vim to auto-complete class methods. Here’s an example:

The full method is

CVarDumper::dumpAsString

And I want it to complete if I type this:

CVarDumper::d<tab>

The double-colon does not work. However, if I replace the :: with a . then it does autocomplete:

CVarDumper.d<tab>

I see the c++ omnifunc function has an option to allow for :: completion:

let OmniCpp_MayCompleteScope = 1 " autocomplete after ::

Is there an equivalent for the ft-php-omni function, or a way to hack this feature in?

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Update:

Turns out the problem was the supertab plugin, specifically this option in my .vimrc

" SuperTab option for context aware completion                                                                          
let g:SuperTabDefaultCompletionType = "context"

After removing that option supertab + phpcomplete allows for completion of php class methods.

Answer 1

Try this alternative phpcomplete script. It is better than the default one in every possible ways, including the fact that it supports static completion.