Can eclipse autocomplete on the left side of assignment operator?
autocomplete, content-assist, eclipse, java
Solution
You could probably use the extract variable refactoring for this use case.
First type
mv.getModel()
Then go to Refactor/Extract Local Variable or just hit SHIFT+ALT+L.
It will then prompt you for variable name and after you hit enter you should get:
Map<String, Object> variableName = mv.getModel();
I know that the question is about content assist, but as far as I know it isn't possible to do this that way. Hopefully this is an acceptable alternative. If someone knows a better solution feel free to correct me.
Problem
If I have typed out an expression that returns a known type, is there a way for eclipse to content-assist the creation of that type, potentially with templated variable names? The screenshot below is an example of where this would be useful. You'll notice that if I hover my mouse over the `getModel()` method, it clearly states that it can only return a single type of `Map<String, Object>`. But if I then type Ctrl-Space with my cursor to the left of the `=`, nothing happens. Preferably, it would create the whole `Map<String, Object> model` that you see commented out, with `model` being templated so you could tab to it, and quickly enter your variable name. I suppose it's even possible that it could infer the default variable name based on the getter method name...