{"id":26043,"date":"2020-05-14T14:01:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/?p=26043"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:31:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:31:31","slug":"visual-studio-code-c-extension-may-2020-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/visual-studio-code-c-extension-may-2020-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Studio Code C++ extension: May 2020 update"},"content":{"rendered":"

The May 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension<\/a> is now available. This latest release offers brand new features\u2014ARM and ARM64 IntelliSense modes and C++ language-specific code folding\u2014along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the changes, check out our release notes on GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ARM and ARM64 IntelliSense modes<\/h3>\n

With the May 2020 update, you can configure the C++ extension to provide proper IntelliSense when cross-compiling for ARM and ARM64. This means you’re compiling for a different architecture than your host development machine. All you need to do is set your compiler path and IntelliSense mode.<\/p>\n

Your compiler path and IntelliSense mode configuration are stored in your project\u2019s c_cpp_properties.json file. Edit these settings by selecting C\/C++: Edit Configurations (UI)<\/strong> from the Command Palette.<\/p>\n

\"screenshot<\/p>\n

Under Compiler path, <\/strong>enter the path to the compiler compatible with your target architecture. For example, \u201c\/usr\/bin\/arm-none-eabi-g++\u201d if compiling for ARM from a Linux machine.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Then set IntelliSense mode<\/strong> to the architecture-specific variant of the compiler you are using. The May 2020 update provides the following new IntelliSense modes: clang-arm, clang-arm64, gcc-arm, gcc-arm64, msvc-arm, and msvc-arm64. For example, select \u201cgcc-arm\u201d if you\u2019re using GCC to compile for ARM.<\/p>\n

\"Screenshot<\/p>\n

Now you\u2019re all set to enjoy IntelliSense while cross-compiling for ARM! To learn more, see Configure IntelliSense for cross-compiling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Code folding<\/h3>\n

The May 2020 update provides C++ language-specific code folding, enabling you to easily collapse and expand blocks of code. The code folding provided by the C++ extension addresses the buggy behavior of the previous non-language-specific code folding experience. Specifically, code folding now works as expected for #if statements, #include statements, and block comments.<\/p>\n

\"GIF<\/p>\n

What do you think?<\/h3>\n

Download the C++ extension for Visual Studio Code<\/a> today, give it a try, and let us know what you think. If you run into any issues, or have any suggestions, please report them in the Issues section of our GitHub repository<\/a>. You can also join our Insiders program and get access to early builds of our release by going to File<\/strong> > Preferences<\/strong> > Settings<\/strong> and under Extensions<\/strong> > C\/C++,<\/strong> change the \u201cC_Cpp: Update Channel<\/strong>\u201d to \u201cInsiders<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n

We can be reached via the comments below or in email at visualcpp@microsoft.com<\/a>. You can also find our team on Twitter at @<\/a>VisualC<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The May 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available. This latest release offers brand new features\u2014ARM and ARM64 IntelliSense modes and C++ language-specific code folding\u2014along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the changes, check out our release notes on GitHub. ARM and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27203,"featured_media":35994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cplusplus","category-new-feature"],"acf":[],"blog_post_summary":"

The May 2020 update of the Visual Studio Code C++ extension is now available. This latest release offers brand new features\u2014ARM and ARM64 IntelliSense modes and C++ language-specific code folding\u2014along with a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes. To find out more about all the changes, check out our release notes on GitHub. ARM and […]<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26043"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26043\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}