include variable in function autocompleted

Hi there,

If I understand you correctly, you may create Live Template of surround kind and use it for that: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/using-live-templates.html

1. Create such Live Template first

2. Once ready to use it: select your variable

3. Invoke "Code | Surround with Live Template" and choose right template.

You can configure such live template to automatically invoke code completion popup in the right place (for function name).

Hello Andriy,

Live template is not valid for me, this does it for a specific function/method and I want it for all the autocompleted functions of (PHP/Custom Method around the project) that require a parameter and the variable is next to it, I think this did some editor but now I do not remember that editor exactly to this.

thanks

>Live template is not valid for me, this does it for a specific function/method and I want it for all the autocompleted functions

So .. what is the problem? Why Live Template cannot be used here? You do not need to hardcode function/method name here -- allow IDE to autocomplete it (use Live Template variable)

Then I don't know how to do it with live template

https://www.jetbrains.com/help/phpstorm/template-variables.html

Something like that:

Thank you very much really, I did not know the power of Live Template until you gave me the example and the truth that works, but I have to select the text and then remember the abbreviation. Well in general fine, but I would like you to consider it as an option to be able to choose in PHP options without having to select.

Thanks again.

Well ... it's not available .. and from what I remember the exact or similar solution was offered in similar cases.

Anyway, lets assume you have this code:

$abc = "aaa";

echo $abc;

Now you want to strtoupper the $abc in echo statement.

1. Place caret before $abc

2. Start typing / complete desired function (with Enter not Tab, so it's just insert it there). You will end up with

echo strtoupper([CARET_HERE])$abc;

3. Delete closing bracket ) and invoke Complete Statement shortcut (Ctrl+Shift + Enter). You will end up with

echo strtoupper($abc);

If you have more complex statement (e.g. "echo $abc . $moo;") and you want to upper case only first variable, it will work differently as you are joining strings here so IDE will apply that to both variables ("echo strtoupper($abc . $moo);")

That works very well too, thank you very much for your support.