Content Assist preferences
You can customize the Content Assist feature on the Contents Assist page of the C/C++ Editor Preferences window. To change the Content Assist preferences click
Window > Preferences > C/C++ > C++ Editor > Content Assist.

- Search scope for completion proposals
- You can configure the Content Assist feature to select proposals from items contained only in the current file and included files, or from the current project.
- Insert single proposals automatically
- Inserts an element into your code when the Content Assist feature finds only one proposal.
- Present proposals in alphabetical order
- Proposals, by default, appear in order of relevance determined by context, scope and prefix. Alternatively, you can configure the Content Assist feature to order its proposals alphabetically.
- Content Assist parsing timeout (ms)
- For very large projects, the Content Assist feature might slow the response of the plug-in as the Content Assist feature parses the project for proposals. This setting stops the Content Assist parse when it reaches the specified threshold.
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- Auto activation
- Certain predefined triggers force the Content Assist feature to activate. You can disable the predefined triggers with these checkboxes.
- Auto activation delay
- Specifies the number of milliseconds before Content Assist is activated, in Autoactivation mode.
- Background for completion proposals
- Specifies the background color of the Content Assist dialog box.
- Foreground for completion proposals
- Specifies the foreground color of the Content Assist dialog box.
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