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Parameter Hints

Parameter Hints

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Dominic Vonk

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Automatic parameter hints
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Parameter Hints

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Shows the parameter name of the called function

   

Supported languages *

  • Javascript
  • Javascript React
  • Typescript
  • Typescript React
  • PHP

  * Feel free to contribute

   

Settings

Name Description Default
parameterHints.enabled Enable Parameter Hints true
parameterHints.hintingType Enable Parameter Hints Type variableAndType
parameterHints.languages Enable Parameter Hints only for the selected languages all
parameterHints.padding Padding 1 4
parameterHints.margin Margin 0 1

   

Colors

The background and foreground colors can be customized under workbench.colorCustomizations like this:

// settings.json
{
    // ...
    "workbench.colorCustomizations": {
        "parameterHints.hintBackground": "#37415180",
        "parameterHints.hintForeground": "#9CA3AF"
    },
}
Name Description
parameterHints.hintForeground Specifies the foreground color for the hint
parameterHints.hintBackground Specifies the background color for the hint

   

Commands

Name Description
parameterHints.toggle Hide / Show Hints

   

Credits

Dash-AST
TypeScript
php-parser

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