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JavaScript - first property value containing object method is wrongly highlighted

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Description

Information

  • Language: JavaScript
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Verified broken on the test page.

Description
Inside an object, if the value of the first property contains a object method, the object name is highlighted as if it's a function.

Code snippet

Test page

The code being highlighted incorrectly.
let handler = {
  apply: f.apply(), // <- "f" is highlighted wrong
  get: f.get(),
}

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue on the linked Prism test page using the provided JavaScript snippet and confirm that "f" is highlighted as a function. Trace the JavaScript grammar handling for the first property value, then verify that the object name and subsequent method-call values receive the correct highlighting.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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