VSCode: how to scroll through IntelliSense overload signature suggestions

Question

VSCode: how to scroll through IntelliSense overload signatures in TypeScript and in Javascript ?

Sometimes the IntelliSense hints e.g. (+1 overload) in a tooltip as you write "someObj.someMethod(" and shows one (first) overload, but how to see the other overloads ?

Answer 1

Your screenshot shows the hover tooltip for a method call, which only shows the overload that is actually being used. The only way I know of to see all overloads is in "parameter hints". The parameter hints appear automatically when you type the opening parenthesis of the method call, or you can put the cursor between the parentheses and invoke the "Trigger Parameter Hints" command, normally bound to Ctrl+Shift+Space. The parameter hints pop-up has two small arrow buttons you can click to navigate through the overloads: