IntelliSense autocomplete "on dot" choosing incorrect symbol

Question

I'm editing a stand-alone JavaScript file in VSCode 1.19.2. I do not have a project set up, and no jsconfig.json to control it.

I enter the following code into an empty editor:

var scene = new THREE

Intellisense starts to kick in and gives an auto-complete list.

When I press "." (expecting my code to become THREE.), IntelliSense takes this as a sign that it gave me the right answer, and changes my code to:

var scene = new HTMLHRElement.

The full string "THREE" wasn't even in the list, but IntelliSense seems to be using some kooky regular expression to predict what the user actually tried to type--the letters are all there in the applied symbol, but they're all split up and in different cases.

For me, this is counter-intuitive (not to mention frustrating beyond words, because I type this string a lot), but everything I've found so far is people asking for this feature. So, I'm looking for a work-around for me.

Is there any way to turn off "complete on dot," or maybe a similar setting to force IntelliSense autocomplete only on tab? Also feel free to correct my terminology, in case that was preventing me from finding the correct answer.

Answer 1

JavaScript and TypeScript treat . as accepting the current suggestion by default. You can disable this by setting:

"editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false

or, if you only want them disabled in js:

"[javascript]": {
  "editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false
}