Questions tagged [codesense]
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Xcode 4 code sense is not working
I am running a "old" Xcode 3 project in Xcode 4 and code sense is not working for my own classes. I have tried following:
Clean/rebuild
Remove Derived Data
Installing 4.3 documentation
Restart
Without any luck.
Sometimes the code sense works but…

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Xcode 5 code completion not working in .h file
In my project the code completion is not working in the .h file. Any suggestions ?
EDIT:
It shows up for direct imports but not for nested imports. Even for normal imports it shows only a list of names without the symbol to the left.

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How can I display documentation in Xcode via CodeSense?
I am Java developer and would like to know how I can get the equivalent of a JavaDoc in Xcode when CodeSense is doing its auto-complete? If I hit the ESC button I can get a list of methods etc. but it does not show me the descriptions of what the…

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XCode Syntax Coloring Broken
XCode frequently seems to lose it's mind, and doesn't color code system classes or provide correct "code sense" suggestions. This is endlessly frustrating. The question has been asked on at least three other occasions:
Problems with Xcode Syntax…

Steve
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How to make Xcode 4.4 debug console use a popup for autocomplete?
I am using Xcode Version 4.4.1 (4F1003) on OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.1
Say you are debugging in Xcode, and you stop at a breakpoint.
Then you go to the debug console prompt and start typing po loc...
For me, one of two things will happen:
1.) The…

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Why doesn't Xcode7 syntax highlight some parts of my code?
I've upgraded from using Xcode 6.2 to 7.3 for a c++ program with external build system recently. Nothing changed on the actual code but 7.3 somehow doesn't syntax highlight certain parts of my code anymore which was correctly colored by 6.2.
Here is…

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Xcode code sense not working (Symbol not found)
I am new to development on Mac platforms and have recently started using Xcode for development in C++.
Now, whenever I want to look for definition of some class or struct, I click on Jump to definition in the secondary click menu, but Xcode shows…

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Arduino development with embedXcode in Xcode
I've been recently using embedXcode for some Arduino related projects. Those who are familiar to Arduino knows that code sense is not an option you can get in the Arduino IDE. That's why embedXcode gives you the freedom to get the code sense of…

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Xcode 4 dot notation code sense overreaction
I have the exact opposite of Xcode 4 dot notation code sense problem! The code completion for dot notation shows not only properties but also methods for me (with P or M marked on the left of each completion appropriately indicating whether it is a…

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Code Sense in Objective C if We Don't Know the First Letter
Okay the intellisense or code sense in objective c seems to fire only if we press some letter.
What about if I do not know the first letter of the an object method and I prefer to know ALL the methods a class support.
Any way to do that?

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Xcode 4 Code Sense don't show class name on right hand side of an equal statement
On Xcode 4, when I tried to create a variable by its class factory method, say:
NSArray *arr = [NSArray arrayWithObject:@"xxx"];
Code Sense works fine on left hand side, but when I type "nsa" on right hand side it won't show NSArray. This problem…

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Xcode 6.4 code sense not working with Alamofire 1.2.3
I use pod file to install Alamofire 1.2.3 and works well.
However, I have no idea why Xcode code sense is not working with Alamofire. Does anyone here meet the same problem like me ???

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Xcode Code Sense horribly broken?
Ever since I started using Xcode, I've experienced extremely annoying problems with Code Sense. The problem is that when Code Sense kicks in for code completion, sometimes the source code text below the line I'm working on goes "crazy". If I…

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how to get xcode code sense/autocomplete working with lex/yacc input files
Is there any way to get proper syntax highlighting, autocompletion, etc. for objective-C code in lex and yacc input files with XCode? Specifically, I'm even using .lm and .ym files, and XCode 4.2. XCode sort of recognizes them, since it builds…

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How to enable code completion / code sense for Sencha on Textmate
I been using CODA for long time and now planning a move to TextMate.
In the sencha screen cast i see the presenters getting a lot of code completion. How do i enable the same.

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