Advanced completion

Type-matching completion

Invoke type-matching completion

Smart type-matching code completion filters the suggestion list and shows only the types applicable to the current context. To invoke type-matching completion, start typing your code and press Ctrl+Shift+Space. Alternatively, select Code | Code Completion | Type-Matching from the main menu. The following animation shows the difference between basic and type-matching completion.

Statement completion

You can create syntactically correct code constructs by using statement completion. It inserts the necessary syntax elements (parentheses, braces, and semicolons) and gets you in a position where you can start typing the next statement.

To invoke statement completion, start typing a code construct and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

Complete a method declaration

Start typing a method declaration and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter after the parenthesis.
func _()#caret
func _() { #caret }

Complete a code construct

Start typing a code construct and press Ctrl+Shift+Enter.
GoLand automatically completes the construct and adds end. The caret is placed at the next editing position.
func _() { _, err := myFunc() if err != nil#caret
func _() { _, err := myFunc() if err != nil { } }

Hippie completion

Hippie completion is a completion engine that analyses your text in the visible scope and generates suggestions from the current context. It helps you complete any word from any of the currently opened files.

Expand a string at caret to an existing word

Type the initial string and do one of the following:
- Press Alt+/ or choose Code | Code Completion | Cyclic Expand Word to search for matching words before the caret.
- Press Alt+Shift+/ or choose Code | Code Completion | Cyclic Expand Word (Backward) to search for matching words after the caret and in other open files.
The first suggested value appears, and the prototype is highlighted in the source code.
Accept the suggestion or hold the Alt key and keep pressing \ until you find the word you need.

Completion of tags and attributes

GoLand automatically completes names and values of tags and attributes in many file types:

HTML/XHTML, including completion for CSS classes and for HTML tags inside JSX.
If Emmet support is enabled, Emmet templates are also completed automatically in the HTML and XML contexts.
XML/XSL, including completion for namespaces.
JSON. For more information, refer to Editing package.json.

Completion of tags and attribute names is based on the DTD or Schema the file is associated with. If there is no schema association, GoLand will use the file content (tag and attribute names and their values) to complete your input.

Complete tag names

Type the opening < and then start typing the tag name. GoLand displays the list of tag names appropriate in the current context.
Use the Up and Down keys to scroll through the list.
Press Enter to accept a selection from the list. If your file is associated with a schema or a DTD, GoLand automatically inserts the mandatory attributes according to it.

23 September 2025