IntelliSense Activator, Navigation, and Terminator Keys
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To engage IntelliSense functionality, type a keyword followed by one of the activator, navigation, or terminator keys listed in the following table:
Activator Keys
Key
Description
Space. Activator key for command item types. Opens drop-down list for Visual FoxPro and user-defined keywords or displays tip window.
.
Period. Activator key for function item types. Opens drop-down list for Object properties, methods, or events (List Members) or activates tooltips or valuetips.
(
Left (open) parenthesis. Activator key. Opens drop-down list for Visual FoxPro functions or activates tooltips or valuetips.
=
Equals sign. Activator key for properties. Verifies white space between the property and the "=" character. Opens drop-down list of available values or an appropriate value editor, such as for fonts or colors, or activates tooltips or valuetips.
Navigation Keys
Key
Description
aA - zZ, 0 - 9
Alphanumerics. Move the cursor through available matching items in the drop-down list until there are no more matches.
<
Left arrow key. Moves the cursor left one character. Can terminate the drop-down list if the cursor moves out of context (for example, before a period).
>
Right arrow key. Moves the cursor right one character. Can terminate the drop-down list if the cursor moves out of context (for example, beyond what is already typed).
PAGE UP
Navigator key. Moves the cursor up one page in the drop-down list.
PAGE DOWN
Navigator key. Moves the cursor down one page in the drop-down list.
TAB
Navigator key. Selects the highlighted member in the drop-down list and places the cursor immediately after the word added to the editor.
Terminator Keys
Key
Description
ESC
Terminator key. Terminates the IntelliSense drop-down list.
HOME
Terminator key. Terminates the IntelliSense drop-down list and moves the cursor to the beginning of the current line.
END
Terminator key. Terminates the IntelliSense drop-down list and moves the cursor to the end of the current line.
Return, Space, and other non-alphanumeric characters
Terminator keys. Terminate the IntelliSense drop-down list and move the cursor to the end of the current line.