PhpStorm 9 brings postfix code completion for PHP, earlier introduced for Java in IntelliJ IDEA and for JavaScript in WebStorm. This new kind of code completion can help raise your productivity even more.
Postfix code completion helps reduce backward caret jumps as you write code. It lets you transform an already typed expression to another one based on the postfix you've added, the type of expression, and its context.
For example, when you apply the .if postfix to an expression (just press Tab), it will wrap it with an if statement. Here's how it looks in action:
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Postfix Code Completion for PHP in PhpStorm 9 EAP
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