Completion</span>, or by entering a set number of characters (again, see <ahref="Preferences.html#Backup_Auto-Completion">Preferences</a>). Word completion is the only type that can
automatically finish a word without displaying a list of options
first.
</li></ul>Somewhat
related but not exactly the same is the display of <spanstyle="font-weight: bold;">function parameter
hints, or calltips</span>. This is a small tooltip that will show the
required parameters (and possibly some details of them) for a
function a call to which is being edited. This is specifically
targeted for programming purposes and serves no real value for other
tasks. The calltip will highlight the current parameter being edited
for a quick emphasis on what is actually needed. It is purely
passive and will not modify the text in any way. To trigger a calltip (if one can be found), select <spanclass="menu_item">Edit->Auto-Completion->Function parameters hint</span>.<p>Autocompletion
is language based (see <ahref="Languages.html">Languages</a>) and has different API files for
each language. For more details on these XML files and how to make your own ones, please refer to <atarget="_blank"href="http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/notepad-plus/index.php?title=Auto_Completion">NpWiki++</a>.
