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IntelliJ autocomplete to replace the function name

I've switched from Eclipse to IntelliJ and there is something which I couldn't find yet nor google:

How to get the autocomplete to replace the name of the function? In Eclipse, it would be the ctrl+enter functionality.

For example, 

userController.setAmount();

suppose I would like not to call the setAmount() but a setDefaultPassword(), I place my caret after the set then ctrl+space to autocomplete, the setDefaultPassword() shows up but if I press enter, it won't replace Amount() and I'll end up with

userController.setDefaultPassword();Amount();

So obviously what I wanted is to replace the setAmount() by setDefaultPassword().

Solution

  • Press Tab instead of Enter to select the item, and the identifier will be replaced. See also http://jetbrains.dzone.com/articles/top-20-code-completions-in-intellij-idea