How can I make NetBean's autocomplete function more responsive like Xcode?

Question

I've been an Xcode user for quite a while, and I really liked its autocomplete functionality.

Now that I'm working on a Java project, I decided to pick NetBeans. I have found that its autocompletion is not as responsive as Xcode:

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If you have

int myVariable = 10;

And you later type "my", Xcode will suggest myVariable. NetBeans doesn't suggest anything when you start typing a line.

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If your object stream has two methods writeBytes and writeData:

And you begin typing

stream.writeB

Both Xcode and NetBeans will suggest the writeBytes. BUT if you later decide that you wanted writeData instead, you press the backspace key to delete the B and then add a D. At this point, with writeD, Xcode will suggest writeData, but NetBeans will stop suggesting anything from the moment you used the backspace key.

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The same occurs with Eclipse.

Is there a way to make NetBeans' (or Eclipse's) autocompletion as responsive as Xcode?

Answer 1

Press Ctrl+Space then suggestions will displayed. After pressing D, then press Ctrl+Space