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Extension point for providing custom content assist processors in Eclipse

I am writing eclipse plugin to add better support for properties files. One of the missing piece is content-assist ... I'd like to show matching properties keys when user starts typing some string and presses content assist key.

For example, when I have property hello = world in one of my properties files, and I start typing format("hel and hit CTRL+SPACE now, I'd like to see available hello property.

My problem is that I cannot find correct extension point to provide custom content assist processor. How can I provide my own content assist processor for text files? I'd like to make it work mainly in Java, JSP and XML files.

Solution

  • I've looked for such an extension point before with no success. As far as I know it's not possible to add new types of content assist to editors in Eclipse in this way.