How to Use Code Hinting in PHPStorm for Codeigniter

• posted on 23 Sep, 2018
• posted by vipin
• posted in PHP Storm

PHPStorm doesn't show code hinting for Codeigniter classes by default. We can do it with a little efforts. Follow these simple steps to achieve it: Step1: Open a Codeigniter Project in PHPStorm and open a controller class in the editor. For example if we have a Controller class named Events open Events.php form controllers folder in editor (also we have a Model Class Events_Model from which we need to show code hinting inside controller class). Step 2: Put a class documentation comment at the top of the class declaration like this with @property : /** * Class Events * @property Events_Model $events_model */ Step 3. Now go to any method of the controller class and start typing Model's method calling in Codeigniter's way : $this->data['events']… read more >>