[QUESTION] Code autosuggestion (IntelliSense) in VS2022

[Dawid-Witkowski]

Your question

Hello, me again, I'm having trouble implementing code autosuggestion in VS2022, the problem seems to be related to this picture:

Is there any docs page that covers how to add that? is that an existing feature?

(Cmake rookie, so forgive me :D) cheers!

[gammasoft71]

Hi again,

Before trying your first application, have you tried building an xtd example. You can open it from xtdc-gui. If the example builds and runs. Check your CMakeList.txt file. You can send it to me and I can help if I see something wrong.

[Dawid-Witkowski]

CMakeList.txt:

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.3)
Project(form1)
find_package(xtd REQUIRED)
add_sources(form1.cpp)
target_type(GUI_APPLICATION)

[gammasoft71]

Your cmake file looks correct. Have you tried an xtd example from xtdc-gui?

[Dawid-Witkowski]

Yes, didn't help

[gammasoft71]

If the example builds and runs, that means the xtd build chain is correct 😉.

Are you correctly generating your solution with the xtdc or cmake tools?

With xtdccommand

To build this project, open "Terminal" and type following lines:

cd your_project
xtdc open

Select your_project project and type Ctrl+F5 to build and run it.

With cmake command

To build this project, open "Terminal" and type following lines:

cd your_project
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
start your_project.sln

Select your_project project and type Ctrl+F5 to build and run it.

With xtdc-guiapplicarion

Launch xtdc-gui Click "Open a project or solution" button Select your_projectdirectory When Visual Studio is started, select your_project project and type Ctrl+F5 to build and run it.

With CMakegui applicarion

Launch CMake Click "Browse Sources..." button Select your_projectdirectory Click "Browse Build..." button Select your_project\builddirectory Click "Configure" button Click "Generate" button Click "Open Project" button When Visual Studio is started, select your_project project and type Ctrl+F5 to build and run it.

[gammasoft71]

Sorry for the previous answer, I didn't factor in the fact that you were using VS Code.

Make sure you have installed the CMake plugin and that it is properly configured.

[gammasoft71]

Hi again,

I'm installing Visual Studio Code on my Windows 11 and I can run an example from it.

Workflow

• Install Visual Studio Code
• Install the following extensions :
  • C++ extension for VS Code
  • CMake Tools extension for VS Code
• Open the command palette (Shift+Ctrl+P )
• Type CMake: Quick Start
• Select the compiler (in my case Visual Studio Community 2022 Release - arm64.
• Open the command palette (Shift+Ctrl+P )
• Type CMake: Build
• In the CMake panel set Debug and Launch target
• Click Launch Ruin terminal button.

For more information see Get started with CMake Tools on Linux. It also works on Windows.

I hope this helps. 😉

[Dawid-Witkowski]

Might've confused VS2022 and VS code, will try the tips out later today, thank you for the quick response :)

[Dawid-Witkowski]

has worked for me, thank you :)