Windows 10: Visual Code is not displaying parameter info with IntelliSense

Rebecca_260 · Dec 15, 2020

Hi. I noticed after looking at a few other people's Visual Code program show parameter info for a function e.g. variableHere.lower says "def lower lower -> str Return a copy of the string converted to lowercase", but mine only shows "def lower lower -> str". I am hoping to display the parameter info on my Visual Code as well.

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/intellisense#_customizing-intellisense

:)

Brink · Dec 15, 2020

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension March 2018 update

Today we are excited to announce the March 2018 update to the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension! This update includes improved auto-complete for local and global scopes and a simplified configuration process for system includes and defines, enabling a better out-of-box IntelliSense experience. You can find the full list of changes in the release notes.

We’d like to thank everyone who tried our Insiders builds earlier this month and sent us feedback! Fixes for the issues you reported and feature suggestions you told us about helped shape the final release the way it is today. If you are not yet an insider but are interested, we’d love for you to join the VS Code C/C++ Insiders program.

Auto-complete for local and global scopes

While this feature is not completely new, IntelliSense now provides a semantic-aware list of auto-complete suggestions when you type in local and global variables and functions. Compared with the previous approach, the new auto-complete experience gives you a shorter and more relevant list of suggestions, making it easier to write C/C++ code.

System includes and defines automatically retrieved from the compiler

IntelliSense now automatically retrieves system includes and defines from GCC/Clang-based compilers, eliminating the need for manual configuration in the “includePath” and “defines” settings. On Mac and Linux, the IntelliSense engine automatically selects a compiler as the default by searching for the installed compilers on the system. You can check which compiler is being used in the new “compilerPath” setting in the c_cpp_properties.json file, and change the value if needed. The “compilerPath” setting also accepts compiler arguments that affect the system defines returned.

In addition, the new “cStandard” and “cppStandard” settings allow setting language standards explicitly for IntelliSense.

Force IntelliSense to process arbitrary headers

If you wish IntelliSense to process headers that are not explicitly listed in #include statements, you can now use the new “forcedInclude” setting to specify them. The IntelliSense engine will first process these headers before it looks at #includes.

Tell us what you think

Download the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code, try it out, and let us know what you think. File issues and suggestions on GitHub. If you haven’t already provided us feedback, please take this quick survey to help shape this extension for your needs. You can also find us on Twitter (@VisualC).
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Source: Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension March 2018 update | Visual C++ Team Blog

Brink · Dec 15, 2020

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension July 2017 Update

2 million downloads! This is very exciting for the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension, considering it was just 4 months ago when we hit the 1 million milestone!

Today we are shipping the July 2017 update to the extension. Besides several bug fixes, we are continuing to polish the new IntelliSense experience that we shipped last month. This new experience continues to be on by default for VS Code Insiders and off for everyone else, but we encourage everyone to try out the new, improved IntelliSense! You will get improved, more accurate results for several IntelliSense features, including auto-complete suggestions for class/struct/namespace members, quick info tooltips, and error squiggles (linting), all powered by a new semantic engine. You can turn on the new IntelliSense by changing the “C_Cpp.intelliSenseEngine” setting in your settings.json file (open from menu File->Preferences->Settings) from “Tag Parser” to “Default”, as shown in the screenshot below.

The following screenshot shows auto-complete suggestions for a class and quick info tooltips using the new IntelliSense engine.

The extension enables the new IntelliSense experience by first trying to fully parse any opened file using the new IntelliSense engine. If it discovers that it cannot find a header file or a dependency, it will fall back to the tag parser and provide the original fuzzy IntelliSense behavior. This blog post Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension June 2017 Update details how the fallback behavior works and how you can control it.

Tell us what you think

We encourage everyone to try out the new IntelliSense and send us feedback. Download the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code, try it out and let us know what you think. File issues and suggestions on GitHub. If you haven’t already provided us feedback, please take this quick survey to help shape this extension for your needs.
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Source: Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension July 2017 Update - time to try out the new IntelliSense! | Visual C++ Team Blog

Brink · Dec 15, 2020

Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension March 2018 update

Today we are excited to announce the March 2018 update to the Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension! This update includes improved auto-complete for local and global scopes and a simplified configuration process for system includes and defines, enabling a better out-of-box IntelliSense experience. You can find the full list of changes in the release notes.

We’d like to thank everyone who tried our Insiders builds earlier this month and sent us feedback! Fixes for the issues you reported and feature suggestions you told us about helped shape the final release the way it is today. If you are not yet an insider but are interested, we’d love for you to join the VS Code C/C++ Insiders program.

Auto-complete for local and global scopes

While this feature is not completely new, IntelliSense now provides a semantic-aware list of auto-complete suggestions when you type in local and global variables and functions. Compared with the previous approach, the new auto-complete experience gives you a shorter and more relevant list of suggestions, making it easier to write C/C++ code.

System includes and defines automatically retrieved from the compiler

IntelliSense now automatically retrieves system includes and defines from GCC/Clang-based compilers, eliminating the need for manual configuration in the “includePath” and “defines” settings. On Mac and Linux, the IntelliSense engine automatically selects a compiler as the default by searching for the installed compilers on the system. You can check which compiler is being used in the new “compilerPath” setting in the c_cpp_properties.json file, and change the value if needed. The “compilerPath” setting also accepts compiler arguments that affect the system defines returned.

In addition, the new “cStandard” and “cppStandard” settings allow setting language standards explicitly for IntelliSense.

Force IntelliSense to process arbitrary headers

If you wish IntelliSense to process headers that are not explicitly listed in #include statements, you can now use the new “forcedInclude” setting to specify them. The IntelliSense engine will first process these headers before it looks at #includes.

Tell us what you think

Download the C/C++ extension for Visual Studio Code, try it out, and let us know what you think. File issues and suggestions on GitHub. If you haven’t already provided us feedback, please take this quick survey to help shape this extension for your needs. You can also find us on Twitter (@VisualC).
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Source: Visual Studio Code C/C++ extension March 2018 update | Visual C++ Team Blog

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