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VB/C# API inconsistency: the location of implicit value parameter

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#14,273 opened on Oct 4, 2016

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Description

The Locations property of implicit value parameter of a property setter in C# contains a the location of the setter. In VB the Locations are empty. It'd be nice if the APIs were consistent to allow for language agnostic consumption.

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Investigate the syntax tree generation for property setters in VB and C# to understand why VB leaves Locations empty for implicit value parameter, and make VB consistent with C#.
Tech stack
csharp
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compilers
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C#Roslyn API
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40