How can I make auto completion in netbeans include both variables as well as methods?
I tried to get the desired feature by adding the alphabet to the completion selectors. It worked somewhat, you can always try it.
Goto:
Tools -> Options -> Editor -> Code Completion
Select
Language: [Java]
Check:
[X] Auto Popup on Typing Any Java Identifier Part
Completion Selectors for Java:
[.,;:([+-=abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVXYZ]
Good Luck!
This looks like it was a commonly requested feature for NetBeans, added back in 2009. The setting appears to be Tools -> Options -> Editor -> Code Completion -> Auto Popup Completion Window
in those builds (discussion; see also).
The feature you're asking about from Visual Studio is IntelliSense, by the way. If you're looking for a terrific, IntelliSense-drive IDE for Java, you might want to consider IntelliJ.
In NetBeans preferences, choose the code completion; then chose Java instead of all languages; and then choose all the options. You will get it. Goodluck.