Once the project is loaded the enhanced experiences light up.

Selecting a folder will make VS Code scan for *.sln, project.json and *.csx files (C# scripts) and VS Code will attempt to load them all.

It will load the referenced *.csproj projects and sibling or descendant project.json files but no other project files that are referenced from the solution file.

Selecting a *.sln file opens a MSBuild-project.

NET project and VS Code will load that project plus the referenced projects.

Selecting a project.json file will open a.

In the image below a single project has been picked up: To do so, click on the status bar projects item and select Change projects…. The status bar will show what projects have been loaded and also allows you to select a different set of projects. On startup the best matching projects are loaded automatically but you can also choose your projects manually. Visual Studio Code uses the power of Roslyn and OmniSharp to offer an enhanced C# experience. You can install it from within VS Code by searching for 'C#' in the Extensions view ( ⇧⌘X (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+X)) or if you already have a project with C# files, VS Code will prompt you to install the extension as soon as you open a C# file. Installing C# supportĬ# language support is an optional install from the Marketplace. If you want the best possible experience for those projects and development on Windows in general, we recommend you use Visual Studio Community. In these cases, if you want to have a lightweight tool to edit a file - VS Code has you covered. An example of a non-supported project type is an ASP.NET MVC Application (though ASP.NET Core is supported). NET Framework.ĭue to this focus, many standard C# project types are not recognized by VS Code. Note: VS Code has limited support for debugging applications running on the Desktop.

Mono debugging - see the Mono Debug extension's README.

NET debugging - see the Microsoft C# extension's GitHub page. VS Code supports debugging of C# applications running on either. Our focus with VS Code is to be a great editor for cross-platform C# development. NET and VS Code for another relevant article).

The C# support in Visual Studio Code is optimized for cross-platform. Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling.

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