[JS] Incorrect highlighting of unused variable
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 18
### What happened
Example code:
```js
class Foo {
bar(options = {}) {
const callback = options.callback || (() => true);
callback();
}
}
```
In line 3 variable `callback` highlighted as unused variable, however there is a usage right on next line.
### How to reproduce
_No response_
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
Windows 10
### JDK
16.0.1
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
No
Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the example in the NetBeans 18 JavaScript editor on Windows 10 and inspect how the `callback` declaration and its next-line invocation are analyzed. Done means the variable is no longer highlighted as unused when it is called.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100