Autocomplete¶

Autocomplete is supported in HTML, CSS, and Javascript files. Simply start typing and matches are automatically displayed.

If you choose, you can disable autocomplete in your preferences:

automatic_completions = false

Other languages are supported with language server protocol although in such files, autocomplete is not automatically enabled. See Language Server Protocol for more information.

HTML tags¶

Autocomplete is context sensitive, so you will only be shown tags that are relevant to your location in the HTML file.

For example, if you are not in <body></body>, fewer autocomplete options are shown. If you place your cursor inside the <body></body> tags, a full list of standard HTML tags are shown.

HTML attributes¶

If you enter <a and invoke autocomplete, a list of relevant attributes for the <a> tag are shown.

Tern and javascript¶

We support intelligent autocomplete using TernJS. Tern also supports explicit directives in the .tern-project file, which you can move to the root (/home/codio/workspace or ~/workspace) of your project.

The file looks like this:

{
  "libs": [
    "browser",
    "jquery"
  ],
  "loadEagerly": [
    "importantfile.js"
  ],
  "plugins": {
    "requirejs": {
      "baseURL": "./",
      "paths": {}
    }
  }
}

Codio only supports autocomplete for the currently opened file and items specified in the libs section of the .tern-project file. Refer to the Tern documentation for full details on how to configure the .tern-project file.

CSS¶

To invoke autocomplete in a css file, use the ctrl+space keyboard shortcut.