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While debugging, inline values don't appear in methods which have a comment above their definition

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
devtools

Research direction

Start with the attached DebugInline.zip program and reproduce the issue by debugging with "Debug: Inline Values" set to Auto or On and a breakpoint around line 15. Compare methods with and without a comment above their definition; done means inline variable values appear in the commented methods as well.

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Description

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While debugging any Java code, with "Debug: Inline Values" set to "Auto" or even to "On", the inline cues with the values of variables won't appear in any methods which have a comment above their definition.
The problem can be reproduced by debugging the attached program with a breakpoint for example in line 15.
Two pictures illustrating the problem are also supplied.

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DebugInline.zip

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