Configuring Vim for C++

c++, configuration, vim

Solution

- Code complete: Omni completion or Clang autocomplete or YouCompleteMe

- Real time syntax checking: Syntastic

- Switching between source and header file: A plugin

- Snippets: Snipmate or UltiSnip

- Search for reference of variables, functions, classes, etc.: Cscope

- Go to definition: Ctags or part of YouCompleteMe subcommands mentioned above

- Refactoring tools: Refactor, lh-refactor

- Useful text objects: Arg text object and Class text object

- C++ category in Vim Tips wiki

- Luc Hermitte's C/C++ plugin

- Not C++ specific but I also recommend either FuzzyFinder or Command-T or Unite for file navigation. With either of these, you don't even need tabs (which does not scale for 10+ files) to manage your project.

- Class navigation: Taglist or Tagbar

Edit: Updated as of July 2013

Problem

I would like to make vim my C++ editor. I have very little experience working with it and need help in configuring vim to work with C++. I need such features as - code-complete (for stl and for my classes) - switching between .cc and .h files - may be some more tricks you, C++ and vim gurus, have. May be you could provide some configs (with explanations), or links to tutorials, plugins I could make use of?

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