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I moved the jQuery in my project over to Microsoft's CDN yesterday so finally have jQuery intellisense back. Yay! However, I apparently need to include the following in all my .js files:

//These references should enable intellisense within this file
///<reference path="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-1.6.4.js" />
///<reference path="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.ui/1.8.16/jquery-ui.min.js" />

I would prefer to have a single js file which contains the above references such that I have a single, unchanging reference in all my js files like so:

//These references should enable intellisense within this file
///<reference path="/shared/js/stdafx.js" />

The idea is that stdafx.js would be the file containing the jQuery references. Then I have only one place to update the versions or add additional references. I gave it a quick go, but it didn't seem to work. Can anyone figure out a way to make this happen?

codinglifestyle
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Actually the above common reference did work in the end. I didn't realize how quirky VS was in regards to js intellisense. Funny enough it kicked in after compiling the project.

I did try Ctrl-Shift-J which refreshes the JavaScript as well. It takes a few seconds for it to kick in so give it a chance. Another tip I read was dragging the common.js file into the editor of the .js file I wanted to add the common reference to. This sanity check ensured I had the correct path (it did). It added a relative path (../shared/stdafx.js) but I was able to use an absolute path (/shared/js/stdafx.js) which means I can modify the VS .js template for new js files.

So I would suggest anyone who comes across this question to persevere, refresh the JavaScript, compile, even close and reopen VS as it will hopefully kick in for you eventually.

codinglifestyle
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For anyone still wanting jQuery intellisense in their .js files (and why wouldn't you) you need to 'reference' the correct jQuery VSDOC file, that MS created for Visual Studio intellisense:

///<reference path="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jQuery/jquery-1.7.2-vsdoc.js" />

To test it, type:

$(

You should see full intellisense with PARAMETERS, as well as members. If you only see a single list of members, it's not working.

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