C++ coding in eclipse...help with code assist

How can i get C++ coding in eclipse to act like coding in java?

In java, i can nicely add external jar files and the code assist can nicely suggest methods or suggest adding unimplemente开发者_Go百科d methods for interfaces.

But in C++ mode, it doesn't seem to work when i include external header files. What else should i try?

Eclipse CDT itself does not come with any compilers/libraries therefore you need to select and install a toolchain. There are a few options for this

• Visual Studio (cl)
• MinGW (g++)
• Cygwin (g++)

Note, you can get VS Express for free and if you are a student can even get the professional version from Dreamspark

Once you have installed any of these you can select them as the toolchain for your C/C++ projects, this will enable you to build your projects nicely from within eclipse.

Also, you may need to point eclipse to the library files used by your compiler, for instance I use the VS2010 toolchain under Eclipse CDT so I must add

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include"

to the include directories in build settings.

Edit: Sorry if it wasn't clear, once you've done this code completion should work for your C/C++ projects.