Autoinstance Using Autocomplete

You need to type the first letters of the component(entity, configuration, component) name, then press Ctrl+Space three (3) times. You can recognize component instances by their icon, it looks like a chip with ports ready to be glued in.

You can customize what gets generated from menu Window ‣ Preferences ‣ DVT ‣ VHDL ‣ Editor ‣ Content Assist in the Auto-instantiation section.

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