Incorrect TypeScript syntax highlighting with variable type starting on a new line
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Stale
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- tooling
Research direction
Reproduce the issue in VS Code or VS Code Web using the provided TypeScript snippet, first with the type on a new line and then on the declaration line. Inspect the repository's TypeScript TextMate grammar files to find the rule responsible for the broken highlighting beginning at for; done means both forms highlight correctly.
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Description
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes
- VS Code Version: 1.78.1
- OS Version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621 (Windows 11)
Steps to Reproduce:
(This issue can also be reproduced in VSCode Web)
- Create new text file
- Select TypeScript language
- Paste the following code:
let a:
number
for (;;);
- Syntax highlighting starting with 'for' is broken. It does not occur if type specifier is on the same line as variable declaration.
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 471
- Forks
- 149
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
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