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Is it possible to make Visual Studio 2010’s code completion window more like that of Eclipse (Java)?
In particular, I’d love the code completion window to give me a variable’s type, and a method’s return type and expected parameters, without needing to hover the highlight over that particular variable/method. Here’s Eclipse’s:
VS’s code completion’s little icons that indicate if something is a property, method etc are useful, but they just aren’t enough.
Unfortunately, there’s no built-in way to do this. Visual Studio offers only very limited options related to customizing its Intellisense display.
You’ll have to turn to third-party solutions or add-ins, or settle down to write your own using one of the existing options as a guide. Here are a few that can be found around the web: