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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 14, 2011

Content Assist - See the Value of a Constant

Content Assist gives the definition of a field, but does not work on constants. It would be nice to have content assist show the value of a constant.


Use Case:

There are times when knowing the value of a Constant is helpful, and when I need to know I need to leave the code I'm looking at to find the value.


Idea priority Low
  • Guest
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    Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - Developer for Power Systems

  • Guest
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    Dec 4, 2013

    This feature was delivered in the IBM Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V8.5 product with V8.5.1 fixpack installed.

    Fix List: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024934
    Readme doc: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27036323
    Download doc: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24033611

    Thank you for taking the time to suggest this enhancement to our product and for your votes.

  • Guest
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    Dec 3, 2012

    The ctrl-hover that was implemented in 8.5.1 has satisfied this request.

  • Guest
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    Jul 25, 2011

    A mouse-hover over a constant to get the value would satisfy me.

  • Guest
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    Jul 14, 2011

    Kurt,
    Content Assist is not usual used to look up constant values in the Eclipse way of thinking. Would something like hitting a key /context menu to navigate to the definition (could always jump back) or even better, showing a hover that would contain the definition of the constant, meet this requirement?

  • Guest
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    Jun 27, 2011

    This RFE is consistent with our strategy and product roadmap and will be under consideration for a future release. Status has been updated to Uncommitted Candidate.

  • Guest
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    May 20, 2011

    True, I had RPGLE in mind.

  • Guest
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    May 18, 2011

    This RFE is consistent with our strategy and product roadmap and IBM is continuing to evaluate.
    We are assuming that this RFE is a request for an ILE RPG Content Assist enhancement and not ILE COBOL.