The manual states “Tab completion can also help completing fields:”, using the example of UUIDs. However, I recently found that some symbols are not completed ( Where is sparse ldlt? - #2 by skleinbo ). So, does anyone know what are the limitations and how does the completion work (or does not?)?

[image] PetrKryslUCSD: Shouldn’t it be visible in the module then? This is where the distinction between “where it’s written” and “where it’s associated with/where the method belongs” lies. It’s written in that file, yes, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that it semantically belongs to that …

What are the limitations of completion in the REPL?

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PetrKryslUCSD April 3, 2022, 3:45pm 3

So are you saying that the completion can only look up functions, not methods?

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What are the limitations of completion in the REPL?

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