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Cannot "Go To Definition" of a type keyword if you are within that type in decompilation

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#25,301 opened on Mar 7, 2018

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Description

(Turn on decompilation)

  1. Create Console App (.NET Framework)
  2. In the following, CTRL+Click int
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int foo;
        }
    }
  1. When prompted say Yes to decompile
  2. Scroll down to bool TryParse(string s, out int result)
  3. try and CTRL+Click int

Expected: To go to the top of the class to the definition Actual: It's not clickable

Contributor guide

Research direction
Examine the decompilation service and the Go To Definition handler to understand why type keywords like 'int' are not clickable when viewed in decompiled code.
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csharp
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