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Consider showing variable values on hovering referred members within VB WITH statement

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#29,950 opened on Sep 17, 2018

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Description

Stop in debugging on the following code:

    Dim a = New Class1()
        a.Property1 = 5
        a.PublicField = 7

     With a
            .Property1 = a.PublicField ' stop here
            .PublicField = 6
        End With

It displays member values on hovering over a, a.PublicField. However, it does not display values on hovering over .PublicField or Property1. It maybe helpful to display value there as well.

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Research direction
Investigate the Visual Studio debugger's expression evaluator for VB. Look for how variable values are resolved when hovering over members inside a With statement. The issue is that the debugger displays values for 'a' and 'a.PublicField' but not for '.PublicField' or '.Property1' directly. Trace the code path that handles hover tooltips in the debugger for VB, specifically the member access within With blocks. Consider checking the existing tests for similar scenarios.
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csharp
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developer experiencetooling
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1-3 hours
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Visual Studio debugging experienceVB knowledge
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