ProvideLanguageServiceAttribute.CodeSense Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.14.0.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0.dll

Package:: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0 v17.11.40262

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Determines if the language service supports IntelliSense operations.

public:
 property bool CodeSense { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public:
 property bool CodeSense { bool get(); void set(bool value); };

public bool CodeSense { get; set; }

member this.CodeSense : bool with get, set

Public Property CodeSense As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

Returns true if the language service supports IntelliSense operations; otherwise, returns false.

Examples

[ProvideLanguageService(typeof(MyLanguageService),           // Required  
                        MyConstants.languageName,            // Required  
                        MyConstants.languageNameResourceID,  // Required  
    // Optional language service properties  
    CodeSense = true,  // IntelliSense operations supported  
                       )]

Remarks

IntelliSense operations include Complete Word, List Members, Parameter Information, Quick Info and brace matching. If the language service supports any one or more of the IntelliSense operations, the CodeSense property must be set to true.

This property is specific to the managed package framework (MPF).

The default is true when the corresponding registry entry is accessed through the LanguagePreferences class.

The registry entry looks like this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\[X.Y]\Languages\Language Services\  
  [Language Name]\  
    CodeSense = reg_dword: 0x00000001

Applies to

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