How to Use the IntelliSense in MS Visual Studio 2005

Learn how to use the IntelliSense in MS Visual Studio 2005.

IntelliSense is another way Visual Studio increases productivity. IntelliSense provides categorized and logical code elements to select from the drop down. It completes the code element you are working on and can also generate multiple lines of code. This manually reduces the amount of time that you spent typing code but is also a great way to avoid typos and mistakes especially with larger themes to readily roughen each others methods and properties but automatically looking up the class interface. Let us click on the new line. The easiest way to bring up IntelliSense is you just to start typing. When you hit the period button, IntelliSense will automatically pop up. IntelliSense automatically iterates through the interface of the system object. It provides me with name spaces that are available inside system. Let us say I want to work with Windows, I click on that. It provides me with more information inside the windows name space. By draw down into FORMS, I can keep going further and further diving deeper and deeper into the windows forms name space. Let us go ahead and delete that. Here is a tip: There are other ways to trigger IntelliSense. One way to bring it up is to hit CTRL+J. This brings up a list of members. Hit backspace. Another way to bring this up is by hitting CTRL+SPACE. Hit backspace, and lastly hit ENTER, hit ALT, and the right O to see at a final way to bring up IntelliSense. IntelliSense is a new Visual Studio and Visual Studio 2005 has enhanced IntelliSense. Go and start typing INT. Type an E, this brings up the integer. Go ahead and select TAP to accept this. IntelliSense now automatically completes that for you. Now, hit the period. Visual Studio 2005 has introduced filtered IntelliSense. If you look on your screen, you will see a Common Tab and Al Tab. Click on COMMON. This reduces the amount of properties the methods that I see. These are more commonly used properties. That way, I do not have to navigate through a bulk of property that I do not ever plan on using. Highlight and delete that. Not only is IntelliSense available on the code editor. This is also available in the immediate window. This is new to Visual Studio 2005. You will see this in action later on when we start debugging.