How do I enabling jQuery code assist in Notepad++

davykiash picture davykiash · Jan 26, 2010 · Viewed 32.1k times · Source

I have recently downloaded Notepad++ and am at loss on how to enable code assist for JQuery/JQueryUI on it.

Any tips and directions?

Answer

Justin Ethier picture Justin Ethier · Jan 26, 2010

Out-of-the-box, Notepad++ has code assistance for languages, not frameworks. For jQuery you should set the language to Javascript. From the menu, navigate to:

Language => J => Javascript

I believe that Notepad++ should also be smart enough to automatically do this if you open a .js file.