Dont suggest completions for non-existent method/attributes if the available attributes are known

[arrooney]

The main scenario where copilot slows me down is when I'm trying to access, say, a class method. I start typing the start of the method I want (say obj->Get...). Normally in my IDE it will show me the actual list of "Get" methods available for the class and as I type I'm essentially searching. However, I don't get those suggestions when copilot takes over and tries to suggest the method name (often incorrectly for the fist access of the method).

I wonder if there's a way to restrict the suggestions in such a scenario to actual method/attributes that exist for the given object if that information is available? I don't know if it's possible, but I think it would be nice.

[DbdCopilotTrial]

I agree, this is very annoying.

If I have a method public Transaction GetTransaction(int transId) which returns a Transaction object

public class Transaction {
    public int TransactionId {get; set;}
    public decimal Amount {get; set;}
}

When I type

var trans = GetTransaction(1);

var amount = trans.

I dont expect co-pilot to suggest TransactionReference which doesnt exist. But thats what its doing.

Its actually slowing me down working with it at the moment.

[DbdCopilotTrial]

So you direct deposit forum or transaction amount doest exist?

The problem is that co-pilot is suggesting properties that dont exist.

So in the scenario above if I use the first suggestion from co-pilot I'd end up with the line reading

var amount = trans.TransactionReference;

Which is wrong for two reasons

1. TransactionReference is not a property of the trans object
2. There IS an amount property on the trans object which is obviously the one that should be used, normal intelligence is good enough to pick that up, why is co-pilot ignoring it?

Worse, I get the normal intellisense suggestion pop up for just long enough for me to see that its chosen the correct property before co-pilot overrides it and shows me some nonsense instead.

[makerlabs]

Yep this problem still exists and makes working with the copilot kind of pointless because my ide autocompletion is faster and shows only the methods or attributes that exist.

[dazzknowles]

4 years later and it's still doing it

[endasil]

5 years later and it's still doing it.

[ElektroStudios]

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