Autocomplete Texstudio macro script

Question

Is it possible to use autocomplete in creating a macro script for Texstudio. The reason I need this is that I want to see what classes with what features can I reach when creating an script. For a simple instance, I have read a line using the following code(part of the code)

 var str = editor.text(linenumber);

Now I need to search inside "str" string. In a usual IDE you can find the proper function by using the autocomplete of that IDE. Such an autocomplete will find fucntion like

str.search(..)

Is it a way to be informed of such functions like "search" when writing scripts for Texstudio?

Answer 1

There is no autocompletion in the macro editor. This would require a complex code model of the scripting language. Neither do we have the resources to work on that, nor is it in the focus of the editor. TeXstudio is primarily a LaTeX editor with scripting support, not a script editor.

As a workaround, you may inspect an object at run-time. Here is an example for a method that writes all properties of an object to a new editor tab (based on the code sample for introspection):

%SCRIPT
function write_properties(obj) {
    app.fileNew();
    newEditor = documentManager.currentDocument.editorView.editor;   //access the newly created document
    newEditor.setText(Object.getOwnPropertyNames(obj).join("\n"));   //print the properties
}

obj = editor;                                                    //object to show (e.g. the current editor)
write_properties(obj)