XML Comments - Exceptions not showing in intellisense

Question

I have a method that throws an exception under the namespace: MyApp.Domain. I have some of my custom exceptions under the namespace: MyApp.Domain.Exceptions. So what I have is this:

using MyApp.Domain.Exceptions
using System;

namespace MyApp.Domain
{
    public class SomeClass
    {
        ///<summary>This method does some stuff</summary>
        ///<exception cref="MyCustomExeption">MyCustomException if x</exception>
        ///<exception cref="Exception">GenericException if y</exception>
        public void DoStuff(){

            //Does stuff

        }
    }
}

I am getting my summary with intellisense but not exceptions. Do I have to use an include and create an external xml comment file since they are under different namespaces? Neither of the exceptions are showing up in intellisense, mycustomexception or system.exception.

Thank you.

I'm not sure if I'm following you. Do you mean that when you start type "new myc", intellisense is not showing your custom exception? — Derek Van Cuyk, Nov 19 '15 at 20:41
I am not getting a list of exceptions in intellisense when I am typing DoStuff() but I am getting the summary. — interesting-name-here, Nov 19 '15 at 20:43
Not showing exceptions even after completion of typing the full method name. — interesting-name-here, Nov 19 '15 at 20:54
This feature is no longer supported in VS2015 and is a duplicate to these answers. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33460002/show-exceptions-in-intellisense/ and http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31792546/vs-2015-intellisense-exceptions-thrown-not-previewed — interesting-name-here, Nov 19 '15 at 21:27
@GibralterTop - that issue was resolved in Update 1 and works as expected (or at least as it used to...) — jleach, Mar 10 '16 at 02:48
@jdl134679 Correct. I am now seeing the exceptions. Thanks for your input. — interesting-name-here, Mar 11 '16 at 20:58

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 19 '15 at 20:47

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actually the Exception tag will be visible once you type the full method name then on mouse over.

and if you wanted to show exception as soon as u started typing the method name you have to provide the exception in summary tag separated by <para>

     /// <summary>
    /// this is my method for date convert        
    /// <para>Exception:</para>
    /// Exception - this will appear as soon as you started typing the method name and method over.
    /// </summary>
    /// <exception cref="Exception"></exception>

hope it make clear what u wanted.

to show the anything whatever u want as soon as user start typing the name of the method. you have to provide inside the summary tag only.

answered Nov 19 '15 at 20:47

Deepak Sharma

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On completing the typing and after endline character I still don't see it. Mouse over still does not show the Exception list upon completion. – interesting-name-here Nov 19 '15 at 20:52
for predefine .net method its showing ?? ur xml comments seems correct to me. did u try restarting VS? as some time intellisense goes out ofmind. – Deepak Sharma Nov 19 '15 at 20:56
Well... it was showing but is not now for predefined as well. Restarted VS and rebooted PC but to no avail. VS2015. I assume intellisense has "stepped out to lunch". Unfortunate, since I am just starting with XML Comments. Will user your answer for the time being. Thank you! – interesting-name-here Nov 19 '15 at 21:08
Feature not supported in VS2015. – interesting-name-here Nov 19 '15 at 21:29
Feature fixed in VS2015 Update 1 – jleach Mar 10 '16 at 02:48

XML Comments - Exceptions not showing in intellisense

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