Visual Studio Autocomplete Too Aggressive With Unity

Question

I use visual studio with Unity. The autocomplete function that visual studio has built in, in conjunction with Tools for Unity, makes the autocomplete, especially with method headers, way too aggressive.

For instance, when I type void OnCollisionEnter( I am given

void OnCollisionEnter(Collision collision) { }() 

This is a problem because I now have to remove the parenthesis and rename the parameter, when before I would not have to do either. It's a small thing, but it is extremely aggravating. Is there any way to fix this?

Answer 1

The VS Tools for Unity (VSTU) provide completion for Unity Messages (special methods that are called from the Unity engine, such as OnCollisionEnter).

Good news, the issue you describe is an issue that we have identified and that we're working on fixing. If it's extremely aggravating, in the meantime, you can either:

1. Keep the Tools for Unity installed, and disable that particular feature in Tools -> Options -> Tools for Unity, and set Unity Message code completion to False. You might have to re-open the project for it to take effect.
2. Commit the method snippet by using enter or tab when the IntelliSense shows the Unity Message you want to add, even if it goes against your muscle memory for a while :)

Disclaimer: I'm the Dev Lead for the Tools for Unity at Microsoft.