Eclipse Postfix Code Completion Plugin

This is an extension to the JDT template system of Eclipse to support postfix code completion

In order to try use this feature, add

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trylimits/Eclipse-Postfix-Code-Completion/master/org.eclipse.jdt.postfixcompletion.updateSite/target/site/

to the p2 sites of your Luna Eclipse installation and install both features in the category Postfix code completion.

Please also see the corresponding bug ticket at https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=433500

The plug-in installs the following Postfix Code Completion templates by default:

Template	Description	Type Dependency
.beg	Jumps to the beginning of the current expression	-
.cast	Creates a type cast	-
.constpriv	Extracts the current expression to a new private constant	-
.constpub	Extracts the current expression to a new public constant	-
dowhile	Uses the current expression as condition for a new do-while-loop	boolean
else	Uses the current expression as a negated condition for a new if-statement	boolean
field	Creates a field out of the expression	-
for	Creates a for-loop out of the expression	java.lang.Iterable/arrays
fori	Creates an indexed for-loop with out of the expression, counting upwards	arrays
forr	Creates an indexed for-loop with out of the expression, counting downwards	arrays
nnull	Creates an if-statement, checking the expression for not null	java.lang.Object
null	Creates an if-statement, checking the expression for null	java.lang.Object
sysout	Wraps the current expression into a System.out.println() call	java.lang.String
throw	Creates a throw-statement out of the expression	java.lang.Throwable
var	Assigns the expression to a new local variable	-
while	Uses the current expression as condition for a new while-loop	boolean
withinregion	Creates an if-statement out of an numeric expression an checks if the number is within an interval	int, float, ...

Demonstration

.var template

The .var template allows you to assign local variables out of an already typed expression.

.field template

Similar to the .var template, the .field template allows to assign an expression to a newly defined field.

.for template

The .for template shows up in the content assist if and only if an expression resolves to a java.lang.Iterable or array and allows to create a for-loop out of the expression.

.const template

Postfix Code Completion templates also allow to directly extract constants while coding, without using your mouse or scroll up to the member declaration area of the class. The templates .constpub and .constpriv extract a public, respectively a private constant.