I'm a beginner in PHP and would like to know how to do netBeans autocomplete the tag <?php ?> because every time I have to write the whole tag and this is filling me up (in SublimeText it writes, only I prefer NetBeans because it displayed a list of variables after the dollar sign).
NetBeans does not complete this code by default, so you have to manually add the code template.
In NetBeans click:
Tools > Options > Editor > Code Templates
Choose the HTML language as it is being used until you put the PHP tag.
Click New , type the shortcut you want autocomplete, for example php , click OK .
On the next screen enter the code you want to autocomplete when writing php .
Example:
<?php ?>
In Expand Template in: select the key you want to autocomplete, for example: Tab .
Click OK .
When testing, put the shortcut that in my case was php and then press Tab .
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