Have you ever wanted more from GitHub Copilot? Has GitHub Copilot ever made a suggestion where you thought "I wish I had more options?" Good news, you can! GitHub Copilot can provide you with multiple suggestions for your code.
Here's how.
GitHub Copilot suggestions
When you normally use GitHub Copilot, you'll be provided with a suggestion. This is known as "ghost text". You can accept GitHub Copilot's response by pressing ENTER on your keyboard.
GitHub Copilot's ghost text:
Accepting GitHub Copilot's output:
If you don't like GitHub Copilot's idea, then you can continue to type, or press DELETE on your keyboard.
Wouldn't it be great to be given a few options to chose from when working with GitHub Copilot? Here's how to get more than one idea when using GitHub Copilot.
Get multiple suggestions
- 1. When using GitHub Copilot in your editor, instead of waiting for the ghost text to appear, press `CTRL` + `ENTER` on your keyboard (⌘ + `ENTER` on Mac).
- 2. Instead of ghost text, you'll see a pop-up window appear. This is called the completions panel. The panel will provide you with up to ten different suggestions.
The completions panel pops up in the GitHub Copilot tab on VS Code:
Up to 10 code blocks will be provided:
- 3. Select the suggestion you like by hovering over the desired code and clicking "Accept Suggestion".
Accepting the suggestion:
Try it out
Open your editor of choice and try it out for yourself. Check out the video tutorial if you want to see GitHub Copilot suggestions in action:
Top comments (4)
That's so cool! I think I opened that panel once and I didn't know how, now I'll use it more often :D
By the way I think it's
Control+Enteron Mac too... or at least, it is on my Mac :)Ohh
Good Suggestion 👍👍
cool but it takes time in getting of those 10 suggestions.