Word Completion C# VS2010

Question

Hello.

I am having some issues with word completion in VS2010 running in windows 7. I have no word completion in C#, programming a web application.

The word completion works fine in html, but in code behind i need to use (alt + right) to see the completion options. Already checked the preferences and is all okay, also tried ctrl + alt + spacebar. No results.

Anyone know why is this happening?

Answer 1

Intellisense has many different items that cause the completion to not be available. I would attempt the following checks in descending order:

1. Are these any syntax errors occurring before the line(s) in question?
2. Has the required information been provided for that method/property/etc. been provided for that item? Mainly applies to custom developed code.
3. Do you have any 3rd party controls installed that may be doing something fancy for completion purposes.

Answer 2

Does it happen only to your code or to any C# code? Try to crate a new empty C# project and see if it works. If it does not you can try to run VS from a command line with /resetsettings switch - this will reset all VS settings back to defaults. If it is still a no go you can try to re-install it

Answer 3

Problem solved.

It wasn't active by default, but under Tools/Options/Text Editor/C#/General. Auto list members wasn't active...

Thanks for the answers!