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Cannot read property 'toLowerCase' of undefined

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Description

This is related to #6465 . I received this error, but I think I entered the wrong key when in multi cursor mode. So if it's not of any use, disregard. Pressing 'c' would make the multi cursor mode go away.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go to '...'
  2. Click on '....'
  3. Scroll down to '....'
  4. See error

VSCodeVim version: 1.19.2

Stack trace
TypeError: Cannot read property 'toLowerCase' of undefined
    at Object.updateColor (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/src/statusBar.ts:116:65)
    at Object.setText (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/src/statusBar.ts:63:12)
    at Object.clear (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/src/statusBar.ts:102:15)
    at I.handleKeyEvent (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/src/mode/modeHandler.ts:505:17)
    at process.text (internal/process/task_queues.js:97:5)
    at Object.promise (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/extensionBase.ts:377:73)
    at Object.runTasks (/Users/ritchie/.vscode-oss/extensions/vscodevim.vim-1.19.2/src/taskQueue.ts:36:26)

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Research direction

Start at src/statusBar.ts, especially updateColor at line 116, then trace the setText and clear calls shown in the stack trace. Reproduce the error while leaving multi-cursor mode with the reported key sequence; done means the mode can be exited without calling toLowerCase on an undefined value.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript, vscode
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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