"Continue" is highlighted as a statement/keyword when used as a parameter value

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#224 opened on Apr 22, 2026 2 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub

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Assessment

Difficulty: 3/5
Estimated time: 1-2 days
Newbie friendliness: 55/100

Issue type: Bug
Clarity: Mostly clear
Activity status: Quiet
Tech stack: powershell, vscode
Domain: tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Visual Studio Code 1.117.0 with the PowerShell language selected, using a parameter value of "Continue". Trace the syntax-highlighting rules for parameter values and keyword recognition; done when "Continue" is highlighted like other parameter values without regressing keyword highlighting.

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Description

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Steps to reproduce

Create a new file in Visual Studio Code and select PowerShell as the language.
Call a function/cmdlet where one of the parameter values is a keyword, e.g. "Continue".

Expected behavior

Continue is highlighted in white, like other parameter values.

Actual behavior

Continue is highlighted in purple, likely meaning it is being recognized as the continue keyword.

Error details

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Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.6.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.6.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.26200
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.4
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

Version

Version used in Visual Studio Code 1.117.0

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