Telerik JS Intellisense in separate JS file.

[Sean]

Hi all,

I've read the post here: http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/general/adding-visual-studio-intellisense-support-for-radcontrols.aspx and then I noted a forum post showing how to get this functionality in a separate JS file.

So, I have this:

//Dashboard.js
/// <reference name="MicrosoftAjax.js"/>
/// <reference name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js" assembly="Telerik.Web.UI"/>

and then I have Dashboard.aspx reference Dashboard.js:

<telerik:RadScriptManager ID="ScriptManager1" runat="server" EnableTheming="True" EnablePageMethods="True">
    <Scripts>
        <asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js" />
        <asp:ScriptReference Assembly="Telerik.Web.UI" Name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQuery.js" />
        <asp:ScriptReference Path="~/Scripts/Dashboard/Dashboard.js" />
    </Scripts>
</telerik:RadScriptManager>

I continue to not see the intellisense shown in screenshots. Doing $telerik does not find anything in the intellisense dropdown.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Sean

[Martin]

Hello Sean,

I have tried the sample project attached to this forum post and it worked as expected on my side (VS 2008 and VS 2010). Could you please give it a try and let me know whether it works as expected? More information about Javascript Intellisense is available here.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Martin
the Telerik team

[Sean]

Hello Martin,

I tried the sample project you referenced. Here is what I have found: Intellisense worked fine in the JsStorage.js file, but when I moved it to /Scripts/JsStorage.js the Intellisense stopped working.

Is there additional steps needed to support intellisense in files not located in the 'root' level? 

[Martin]

Hello Sean,

Following your feedback I moved the .js file in a separate folder, but Javascript Intellisense still worked as expected. I am attaching two screenshots that show the results I got in VS 2008 and VS 2010. Note that you may need to update the Javascript Intellisense (ctrl+shift+J) after you load your project in VS.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes,
Martin
the Telerik team

[Sean]

Hi,

I'm continuing to look into this, but I have another question. In the web.config provided you have this referenced assembly:  <add assembly="Telerik.Web.Design, Version=2010.1.309.35, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=121FAE78165BA3D4"/>

First, I was wondering -- where does this reference come from? I have never seen the Telerik.Web.Design DLL before. I found it on my computer in one other project, but not in the solution I am working on -- nor in the sample attached.

In addition, I tried copying the bin folder into my own project, but was finding that the XML file was being lost and NOT regenerated during every clean build. Is there something I need to be doing to trigger the generation of this file?

Thanks

Sean

[Hus Damen]

Hi,

Some time ago I had problem related to design.dll file and after some search in the web i found this blog post:

http://blogs.telerik.com/aspnetmvcteam/posts/09-03-06/meet_telerik_web_design_dll.aspx

Maybe it will help.

Thanks.

Hus

[Sean]

I went ahead and opened a ticket for this. Good luck to anyone who has this issue in the future! :)

[Martin]

Hello Sean,

I have already answered the support ticket you have opened on the same topic. To make the answer available for our community I am pasting it here as well:

Please note that Telerik.Web.UI.XML file has nothing in common with the Javascript Intellisense. I have run your project in VS 2010 and it worked as expected (check the attached images). Based on that I would like to emphasize on the following:

• - In external .js file it is required that you have the following declarations at the beginning of your .js file:
  
  

  ///<reference name="MicrosoftAjax.js"/>
  ///<reference name="Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js" assembly="Telerik.Web.UI"/>

• - In a WebForm file you must have a RadScriptManager / MS ScriptManager under VS 2010 or MS ScriptManager under VS 2008 and register Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js as explained here.

In both the cases above you may need to update your javascript intellisense (ctrl + shift + j) after you start VS.

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Martin
the Telerik team