Using Wildcards with Content Assist in Eclipse

Question

I would like to know if there is a way to use wildcards when using content support in Ecilpse. For example, today I wanted to find various classes along the class path that ended in Exception. I tried the following combinations, but in each instance, the content only helped to create classes or interfaces that started with “Exception”

  .Exception [cntl] + [space bar]
 ? Exception [cntl] + [space bar]
 #Exception [cntl] + [space bar]
 * Exception [cntl] + [space bar]

Please note that I tried to search on Google, but could not find the answers based on the following search criteria: "Sign up for eclipse template support."

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I do not think you can.

This is not exactly what you need, but you can open the "Open Type" dialog and use wildcards. Ctrl + Shift + T will open a dialog.

You can also use only capitals from the type name in the Open Type dialog box. For example, when you enter NPEx, a NoPermissionException and a NullPointerException are thrown.