How to disable codelens in VS code?

Question

I've searched but didn't find any info on how to disable references (or the codelens completely) in the Visual Studio Code, they're quite useless and annoying for me.

Answer 1

To specifically disable the references in the C# editor, add this to your User Settings:

"csharp.referencesCodeLens.enabled": false

This specifically hides the number of references in the C# editor while keeping the rest of CodeLens' features intact.

MotKohn also pointed out that you can use javascript.referencesCodeLens.enabled or typescript.referencesCodeLens.enabled below. Make sure you give them some points if that helped!

Answer 2

Shortcut to toggle this feature on/off quickly: CTRL+SHIFT+P Toggle TypeLens

Answer 3

I disabled it by going to file | preferences | settings

Finally:

Workspace | Text Editor | (scroll down a little)

Answer 4

Update: in the new settings editor of VSCode, it's as simple as typing codelens in the search and ticking the first checkbox in the results:

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For me, the setting that fixed it was:

"editor.codeLens": false

in my user preferences json file.

Answer 5

You can Toggle CodeLens with the vscode-togglecodelens extension:

1. Install vscode-togglecodelens extension
2. Reload Visual Studio Code
3. In Visual Studio Code command pallette, type "Toggle Codelens" to make Codelens appear or disappear

Gif: Toggle CodeLens without modifying settings files

Answer 6

Step by step:

1- Press CTRL+SHIFT+P and search for "User Settings", and open settings.json file. This file sits under:

%UserProfile%\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\settings.json

2- On right panel override setting "editor.codeLens" with "false" value.