


The same is the case for other IntelliSense features Note however that in this case IntelliSense does NOT use any SOURCE files directories since is not included in any of the $(VC_SourcePath) directories (it is not even a Windows source/implementation file but an "export" header file stored in Windows SDK folders). For example when I include and type "crewind" IntelliSenseĬan through its "Complete Word" feature offer me "CreateWindow". Normally, when using these libraries IntelliSense extracts all the information from HEADER files NOT SOURCE files and these header files are (for a good reason) stored in different directories separately from implementation/sourceįiles and are parsed immediately when one types include directive and all the identifiers are stored in the solution database for later use by IntelliSense and other features. QUESTION: I know what IntelliSense is but I am confused since I don't know what C/C++/MFC/ATL libraries SOURCE files (implementation files) directories Visual Studio in the dialog box says that the entry contains: "Path to use when searching for source files to use for Intellisense." REFERENCE: MSDN Library says that the entry "Source Directories" contains: "Directories in which to search for source files to use for IntelliSense." To directory of the C/C++ standard library implementation source files since this is the case for all $(VC_xxx) macros. The last directory in the field has this string: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 1". Only MFC/ATL source directories are visible even if I widen the VALUE field of the macro (I am using VS 2013). It is obvious to me that the macro should point to the directories containing source files (implementation files) for the C/C++ standard library and MFC/ATL library. The default value for the entry is $(VC_SourcePath) which is a macro with directories separated with Project") in Configuration Properties -> VC++ Directories has an entry called "Source Directories". DESCRIPTION: "Visual C++ Project property pages" dialog box for an empty Windows application project (template used: "Visual C++/General/Empty
