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Options, Text Editor, C/C++, View

Use these property pages to change the default behavior of the code editor when you are programming in C or C++.

To access this property page, choose Tools > Options and expand Text Editor, then C/C++, and then choose View.

Code Squiggles

You can enable or disable the following settings to manage the way in which text editor handles code squiggles for C and C++:

  • Macros in Skipped Browsing Regions - Defines how to highlight macros that are inside skipped regions by the browsing database, such as macros whose definitions include braces.

  • Macros Convertible to constexpr - Defines how to highlight macro definitions that can be converted to constexpr definitions.

Inactive Code

  • Show Inactive Blocks - Preprocessor inactive blocks are colorized differently.

  • Disable Inactive Code Opacity - A solid color, instead of opacity, is used for inactive code blocks.

  • Inactive Code Opacity Percent - The percentage of opacity for inactive code blocks.

IntelliSense Error Fix Suggestions

  • Enable IntelliSense Error Fix Suggestions - Enable suggested fixes for IntelliSense errors.

  • Max IntelliSense Error Fix Suggestions Threads - The maximum number of concurrent threads to use for looking up IntelliSense error fix suggestions.

  • Max IntelliSense Error Fix Errors - The maximum number of IntelliSense errors to lookup fixes for.

Miscellaneous

  • Enumerate Comment Tasks - Scan open source files for VS tokens and report them in the Task List window.

  • Highlight Matching Tokens - Highlight enclosing braces or syntax that match where the cursor is positioned.

  • Color Scheme - Various default color schemes for the C/C++ specific customizable colors.

Outlining

  • Enable Outlining - Enter outlining mode when a file opens.

  • Outline Pragma Regions - Automatically outline #pragma region blocks.

  • Outline Statement Blocks - Automatically outline statement blocks.

See also