flash cs5.5 as3 autocomplete dont work

Question

I.m using flash cs5.5 for programing as3 flash games recently i heard that cs5.5 support autocomplete feature and i even found how to toggle it on at (tools->show code hint) but nothing seems to work does anyone have an idea why?

Answer 1

I've found the Flash CS5.5 autocomplete spotty at best. It seems to only work when:

1. Editing ActionScript on a keyframe when the classes are imported earlier on the frame and/or in the default namespace

2. You are editing an AS3 class file that is a linkage to a MovieClip or document in an FLA file that is also open

Seconded, FlashDevelop is indeed a great IDE, but Windows only. I recently switched to FlashBuilder (using a Mac now). Both have robust autocomplete functionality and are much better suited to writing applications than Flash.

Answer 2

Use flashdevelop ( you can download from here - http://www.flashdevelop.org/ it is free ). This is the best as3 editor ever made. Writing a scripts in Adobe flash is a pain.

Answer 3

On the actions panel click on the dropdown on the top left corner and check "script assist"

Answer 4

I had this problem in CS6 and after creating several classes and linking Away3d. After several restarts, nothing worked. I went into the Preferences > ActionScript and set my cache size from the default 800 files up to 5000 files. I restarted again and now it works. Hopefully this will help anyone using Flash CS#.