How can I enable auto complete support in Notepad++?

Question

I am trying to add simple syntax highlighting and auto completion for a simple scripting language...

I added syntax highlighting using this article

Now I wan

Answer 1

For basic autocompletion, have a look at the files in %ProgramFiles%\Notepad++\plugins\APIs. It's basically just an XML file with keywords in. If you want calltips ("function parameters hint"), check out these instructions.

I've never found any more documentation, but cpp.xml has a calltip for fopen, while php.xml is quite complete.

Answer 2

Don't forget to add your libraries & check your versions. Good information is in Using Notepad Plus Plus as a script editor.