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CDL Editor has ICC with suggestions by pressing Ctrl+Space. ICC needs a valid entity name at an acceptable location in the editor panel.
The CDL Editor uses Intelligent Code Completion (ICC) to help construct the correct syntax by offering suggestions as you type.
For instance, when you type "con" into the editor, a list of all entities containing the characters "c," "o," and "n" in any order is displayed. To manually activate code completion, press Ctrl+Space on your keyboard. The list presents a maximum of 12 options, but there may be more available.
Example of a suggestion list
To access additional options, move your cursor into the list overlay to show the scroll bar and use the scroll bar slider or your mouse roller to find the desired item. You can also use the Up and Down arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate the list and select an item by pressing Return or clicking on it.
Note that clicking on an entity will automatically select it. To view more information for an entity, click the info icon or press Ctrl+Space on your keyboard to open a pop-up with additional information. To select the desired entity, click on it with the mouse or press the Tab or Enter keys. When you select an entity, it is automatically created in full in the editor, including any necessary brackets, to ensure the entity is valid for the compiler.
The entity with associated brackets is created
For the ICC to provide suggestions, you must start typing a recognized character string at an acceptable location in the editor panel. If your cursor is in a location where the desired entity is not allowed, or if the character string you type does not match the first few characters of a valid entity name, the ICC will not open a suggestion list.