Configure Visual Studio Autocomplete to list classes outside of namespace?

Question

When I type in the autocomplete/intellisense for Visual Studio, if the thing I'm trying to reference isn't part of the current namespace, it won't show it at all.

Is there a way to get the Visual Studio autocomplete to include the names of classes that are in my solution, but not necessarily in my current namespace? This would be similar to how the autocomplete for Typescript works in VS Code - it lists things that match what you type, then automatically imports them upon completion.

IntelliJ autocomplete for Java also works the way I'd like it to - when I start typing, it gives me a list of all the various things that match, including their classpath, so I can pick the one I need.

If this is a thing for Visual Studio, I can't figure out how to configure it to do this.

Answer 1

ReSharper you will do the job (expensive but powerful). https://www.jetbrains.com/help/resharper/Coding_Assistance_Code_Completion_Auto.html

If you need just to extend VS intellisense you can try this one: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Dreamescaper.IntellisenseExtender2019

Answer 2

With Visual Studio 2019 now there is an IntelliSense option to "Show items from unimported namespaces" to achieve similar functionality to ReSharper. You still need to have added a reference to the project though.