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Pasting multiline text into XML comments should make it comments

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#17,383 opened on Feb 25, 2017

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Description

Version Used: 2.0.0.61422

Steps to Reproduce:

/// <summary>
/// |
/// </summary>

Paste multiline text.

Expected Behavior:

/// <summary>
/// Line 1
/// Line 2
/// Line 3
/// </summary>

Actual Behavior:

/// <summary>
/// Line 1
    Line 2
    Line 3
/// </summary>

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
developer experiencetooling
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
None
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
75
Research direction
The issue is about pasting multiline text into XML documentation comments in C#. The expected behavior is that each pasted line should be prefixed with '///', but currently, some lines lack the prefix. This is a localized bug in the text editing logic. To fix, examine the paste handling code for XML doc comments in the Roslyn editor features, likely within the CSharpEditorFeatures project. Look for methods that handle paste operations in documentation comment contexts. No linked PRs or additional comments provide guidance, so the fix will require implementing proper line by line formatting during paste.