#include errors detected in vscode

Question

I am using Visual Studio code in my C ++ project. I installed the Microsoft C / C ++ Extension for VS Code. I got the following error:

# detected errors detected. Update your includePath. IntelliSense functions for this translation unit ( /path/to/project/file.cpp ) will be provided by the tag parser.

Answer 1

The answer here is: How to use the C / Cpp extension and add includepath in the configuration .

Click on the light bulb, and then edit the JSON file that opens. Choose the correct block that matches your platform (there is Mac , Linux , Win32 - version ms-vscode.cpptools: 3). Update the paths in includePath (it matters if you are compiling with VS Code) or browse.paths (it matters if you are moving with VS Code) or both.

Thanks @Francesco Borzì I will add his answer here:

You can also click the Right 🖰 mouse button on the underlined code.

If the #include file or one of its dependencies cannot be found, you can also click on the red squiggles under the inclusion statements to view suggestions for updating the configuration.

Answer 2

I tried these solutions and many others for 1 hour. Ended up closing the VS code and opening it again. So simple.

Answer 3

I tried the world hello program, and this line:

 #include <stdio.h> 

has been highlighted in green. I tried:

• Delete row
• Re-write line
• Click on the yellow lamp and select update

bug warning fixed. I don’t know if she fixed the real problem. But then I compile through the Linux virtual machine in Windows 10

Answer 4

I got here after some struggle, but in fact I only lacked:

If the #include file or one of its dependencies cannot be found, you can also click on the red squiggles under the inclusion statements to view suggestions for updating the configuration.

source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/cpp#_intellisense

Answer 5

I don’t know why and how, but the green wigg disappeared as soon as I deleted the include line and it didn’t appear again, the code was compiled as usual.

Answer 6

for mac i got the same error for iostream. Apparently my clang installation was corrupted due to a MacOS Mojave update. I restarted it using xcode-select --install. and not VScode can identify iostream and other libraries.

Answer 7

After closing and reopening VS, this should resolve.

Answer 8

The error message "Please update your includePath" does not necessarily mean that there is actually a problem with includePath . The problem may be that VSCode is using the wrong compiler or the wrong IntelliSense mode. In this answer, I wrote instructions for troubleshooting and configuring VSCode C ++ according to your compiler and project.