Intellisense doesn't work for JavaScript in Visual Studio 2012

Kudos to CraigTP

Summary:

1. navigate to the [Tools] > [Options] > Text Editor > JavaScript > IntelliSense > References options

2. select Implicit (Web)

   you can find "~/Scripts/_references.js" (if you want to put it in different place, change it here)

3. go to ~/Scripts and add new item "_references.js"

4. add /// <reference path="path\jquery-1.7.1.js" /> in "_references.js"

   or /// <reference path="~\root\path\jquery-1.7.1.js" />

Happy coding :)

Edit note:

Remember to put jquery-1.7.1-vsdoc.js in the same folder with jquery-1.7.1.js

After making above mentioned changes, if it is still not working try restarting visual studio.

Go to menu Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> JavaScript -> Intellisense -> References and place a reference to the intellisense files for the version of jQuery you are using in the Implicit Web group.

OR

place an "add reference" to the intellisense file in the _references.js file which you can add to the Scripts folder of your project.

/// <reference path="jquery-1.8.2.js"/>/// <reference path="jquery-1.8.2.min.js"/>/// <reference path="jquery-1.8.2.intellisense.js"/>

Though this will only provide intellisense for the project you are in, the first will for any open JavaScript file, not just the ones in the project you are in.

To get the latest jQuery files with intellisense use the NuGet package installer which by default will create a scripts folder and place the jQuery version.js, the min.js and intellisense.js files into... From there you can copy them to the location most of the Microsoft references are placed in, which is typically:

install-package jquery in the package manager console.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\JavaScript\References

Summary:

1. Drag the .js file you want to reference from Solution Explorer into your current one. (Visual studio will create a reference snippet.)