How to get JSX/React Intellisense in Visual Studio 2015

Question

Hi! Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm trying to set VS2015 up for development with ASP MVC and React.js. I got syntax highlighting to work in my .jsx files, but no intellisense, and the auto-formatting is not 100%. 

Does anyone have advice on ways to ease React.js development in VS2015? In particular, intellisense and formatting in jsx files?

Answer 1

This seemed to work: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32094173/no-intellisense-for-react-in-visual-studio-2015

Create a file called "_references.js" in your Scripts directory. Install the react.js NuGet package, which adds react javascript files to your project. Add the following to the _references.js file: 

/// <autosync enabled="true" />
/// <reference path="bootstrap.js" />
/// <reference path="jquery-1.10.2.js" />
/// <reference path="modernizr-2.6.2.js" />
/// <reference path="react/jsxtransformer-0.13.1.js" />
/// <reference path="react/react-0.13.1.js" />
/// <reference path="react/react-with-addons-0.13.1.js" />

Answer 2

Hi concubicycle,

Glad to know that you have resolved this issue, thanks for sharing your solution here.

Have a nice day,

Jack

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Answer 3

I don't know if this will work anymore since jsxtransformer is dropped in react 0.14

Wasn't intellisense meant to be added by default to Visual Studio 2015 now?  it still won't work for me.

Answer 4

Yeah..it does work. you need to edit->intellisense ->Refresh remote reference.