Options dialog box: Text Editor > JavaScript > IntelliSense

Use the IntelliSense page of the Options dialog box to modify settings that affect the behavior of IntelliSense for JavaScript. You can access the IntelliSense page by choosing Tools > Options on the menu bar, and then expanding Text Editor > JavaScript/TypeScript > IntelliSense > General.

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The IntelliSense page contains the following sections:

Statement Completion

You can use these options to change the behavior of IntelliSense statement completion.

UIElement list

Only use Tab or Enter to commit

When you select this check box, the JavaScript code editor appends statements with items selected in the completion list only after you choose the Tab or Enter key. When you deselect this check box, other characters – such as a period, comma, colon, open parenthesis, and open brace ({) – can also append statements with the selected items.

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