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Scripting: Improve formatting of anonymous types

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#6,103 opened on Oct 17, 2015

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Description

Instead of

> new { X = 1, Y = 2 }
<>f__AnonymousType0#4<int, int>(\{ X = 1, Y = 2 })

Print something like

> new { X = 1, Y = 2 }
{ X = 1, Y = 2 }

Contributor guide

Research direction
Investigate how the scripting engine formats output for expressions in Roslyn. Look for the code that prints anonymous type instances, likely in the ScriptExecution or formatting classes (e.g., in src/Scripting). Modify it to output a simplified representation like '{ X = 1, Y = 2 }' instead of the current verbose format. Check if there are any existing tests for formatting to ensure coverage.
Tech stack
csharp
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clideveloper experience
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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Half day
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Clear
Prerequisites
C# basicsRoslyn scripting internals
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50