Feature request: show variable properties

[Worker]

I hesitate to even ask for this, since I have no idea if it would be nice or not. However:

Consider adding a way to get the properties of any variable, parameter, record member, etc. in a program window. One way could simply be through a tool-tip when you hover over the variable. The properties shown could include:

• scope: (local variable, function parameter, defined in package header, defined in package body, etc.)
• data type: (varchar2, mytable.my_column%type, table of number, etc.)
• constant: yes/no
• more...

It's an incomplete thought, and like I said, it could even be horrible to use when it's done. Perhaps this already exists in other code editors, and there are lessons to learn from them.

 

[Marco Kalter]

It's not an uncommon feature in IDE's for other programming languages, which show the declaration of the variable in a tool-tip. I have added this to the list of enhancement requests.