{"id":1959,"date":"2024-03-12T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T09:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-a-c-environment-in-visual-studio-code\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:30:55","slug":"how-to-set-up-a-c-environment-in-visual-studio-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-set-up-a-c-environment-in-visual-studio-code\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up a C++ environment in Visual Studio Code?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When setting up a C++ environment in VSCode, you generally need to install the following tools and plugins:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To install the VSCode editor, you first need to download and install it from the official website.<\/li>\n<li>Install a C++ compiler:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mingw-w64.org\/\"> MinGW-w64<\/a> is recommended, as it is an open-source C\/C++ compiler for Windows that supports both 32-bit and 64-bit systems.<\/li>\n<li>Install C\/C++ plugin: Search for the C\/C++ plugin in the VSCode extension marketplace and install it. This plugin provides features such as syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and debugging.<\/li>\n<li>Setting up compiler paths: Open VSCode, press Ctrl + Shift + P to open the command palette, type &#8220;Edit Configurations&#8221; to find &#8220;Edit configurations.json&#8221;, in the configuration file add the following configuration:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">{<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"configurations\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">[<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">{<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"name\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"MinGW\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">,<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"intelliSenseMode\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"gcc-x64\"<\/span><span 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class=\"hljs-punctuation\">,<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"cppStandard\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"c++17\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">,<\/span>\r\n            <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"intelliSenseMode\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"gcc-x64\"<\/span>\r\n        <span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">}<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">]<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">,<\/span>\r\n    <span class=\"hljs-attr\">\"version\"<\/span><span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">:<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-number\">4<\/span>\r\n<span class=\"hljs-punctuation\">}<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The compilerPath should point to the g++.exe path in your installed MinGW-w64.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create a C++ project: In VSCode, create a new folder, then create a main.cpp file within that folder, and write your C++ code in it.<\/li>\n<li>Compile and run: 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