Code Completion

Code completion in your IDE means you can focus on solving the problem at hand.

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IntelliJ IDEA offers various types of code completion:

  • Basic completion
  • Smart or type-based completion ⌃⇧␣ (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Space (Windows/Linux) suggests the right type
  • Statement completion ⌃⇧⏎ (macOS) / Ctrl+Shift+Enter (Windows/Linux) completes the statement
  • Postfix completion allows you to keep typing forward

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