JScript

JScript 10.0 is a modern scripting language with a wide variety of applications. It is a true object-oriented language, and yet it still keeps its "scripting" feel. JScript 10.0 maintains full backwards compatibility with previous versions of JScript, while incorporating great new features and providing access to the common language runtime and .NET Framework.

The following table shows the versions of JScript and JScript .NET that are supported in different versions of Visual Studio.

Language

Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio 2008

Visual Studio 2005

JScript .NET

Not supported

Not supported

Not supported

Supported

JScript

Yes, in web projects

Yes, in web projects

Yes, in web projects

Yes, in web projects

The following topics introduce the essential features of JScript 10.0 and provide information about how to use the language. As with any modern programming language, JScript supports a number of common programming constructs and language elements.

In This Section

  • Devenv Command Line Switches
    Lists language reference topics that explain how to launch Visual Studio and how to build from the command prompt.

  • Visual Studio Commands and Switches
    Lists language reference topics that explain how to use commands to interact with the IDE from the Command Window and Find/Command box.