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Call tip and autocomplete for auto type

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NON:
I'm using Code::Blocks 13.12, and it seems call tip and autocomplete is not working for variables declared with C++11 auto type?

Example with explicit type:

--- Code: ---MyType* thing = new MyType;
thing-> //after typing "->", a list of call tips pops up (usually)

--- End code ---

Example with auto type:

--- Code: ---auto thing = new MyType;
thing-> //no call tips pops up after typing "->"

--- End code ---

Are there any plans to implement call tip and autocomplete for auto types? Or is there some plugin or setting which allow this alrady?

From what I can tell, several IDEs already support this (Visual Studio 201x, Eclipse, Qt Creator 2.7.0, KDevelop 4.5.1). See this question on stackoverflow:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19625115/which-ides-and-text-editors-can-deduce-type-of-variables-declared-using-auto-key

I think the auto feature is a very useful addition for several reasons, and I've already replaced a bunch of explicit type names with auto in my project. But it's a pity that the call tips don't show up there anymore.

Code::Blocks is my favorite IDE and I don't want to change to any of the other's I mentioned above. If there is some indication that call tips and autocomplete for auto types is going to be fixed soon-ish, I'll just hold out without call tips until then :)

NON:
No?

oBFusCATed:
I don't think there are plans to implement auto in our parser anytime soon. Probably you can try Alpha's clang based code completion plugin...

BlueHazzard:

--- Quote from: oBFusCATed on July 28, 2014, 09:32:10 pm ---I don't think there are plans to implement auto in our parser anytime soon. Probably you can try Alpha's clang based code completion plugin...

--- End quote ---
As oBFusCATed says the closest is the clang based code completion (http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php/topic,18785.0.html)... writing a c++ parser is close to cooling the hell, the c::b team is really happy for any improvement patch ;)

greetings

Alpha:
The Clang plugin does handle auto just fine.  (However, note that this plugin is not production ready.  It can lag, freeze, and crash if you are unlucky.  I consider it functional, but use it with caution.)
I have not had time to do development on this plugin recently, but hopefully I will be able to start up again soon.  Clang has a lot of potential.

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