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You can also get a list of constants related to your construct. For example, by
typing "ser.enabled=" you will get a list of possible values of this property:
By pressing Alt+Ctrl+T when the cursor is directly to the right of any
meaningful Tibbo Basic construct, you will get a pop-up list with the
appropriate contents for the current context. If the cursor isn't
immediately to the right of any such construct, you will get a list
containing all platform enumeration types, constants, objects and
events.
4.1.6.3
Code Hinting
Code hinting is a feature which helps you see what are the arguments for a
function, while writing the code for it. It appears as soon as you type the opening
parentheses for a procedure. It looks like this:
You can see the number of arguments required and their types, as well as the
return type (if any). The highlighted part shows what syntax element you should
type in next.
You may invoke code hinting manually by pressing Ctrl+Shift+space.
4.1.6.4
Tooltips
When you hover your mouse over event handlers, object properties and methods,
constants, procedures, and variables the TIDE displays tooltips. These look like
this:
The tooltips are displayed when hovering over constructs in the code editor, the
,
pane. They show a formal
construct definition and a comment, if available.
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