IntelliSense (SQL Server Management Studio)
The editors in SQL Server Management Studio support Microsoft IntelliSense options that reduce typing, provide quick access to syntax information, or make it easier to view the delimiters of complex expressions.
Benefits of IntelliSense
Microsoft IntelliSense provides an array of options that make language references easily accessible. When coding, you do not need to leave the editor to perform searches on language elements. You can keep your context, find the information you need, insert language elements directly into your code, and even have IntelliSense complete your typing for you.
IntelliSense Tasks
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Describes how to configure IntelliSense options such as statement completion options or the size of Transact-SQL scripts for which you want IntelliSense turned off. |
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Describes how to use Parameter Info to get information about the number, names, and sizes of parameters for a function or stored procedure. |
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Describes how to use Quick Info to get tooltips that describe an identifier (such as a table or view name). |
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Describes how to have IntelliSense complete the rest of an identifier after you have typed in enough of the name to get a short list of objects whose names start with the same string. |
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Describes how IntelliSense can identify both ends of a pair of delimiters, and how you can jump between the two ends of the pair. |
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Describes the conditions under which IntelliSense may not work. |
Troubleshooting IntelliSense (SQL Server Management Studio) |