CA2249 False positive
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Description
**Version Used**: Visual Studio 2026 Insiders [11201.2]
**Steps to Reproduce**:
1. Paste this code:
```cs
string thing = "A bird was seen hopping.";
int indexOfSpace = thing.IndexOf(' ');
```
CA2249 is reported - three dots under the `thing.IndexOf(` line, suggesting to change that line into a `thing.Contains(`.
**Diagnostic Id**: CA2249
**Expected Behavior**:
The CA2249 warning - "replace IndexOf with string.Contains to improve readability", shouldn't be reported.
**Actual Behavior**:
It is reported, which doesn't make sense because we're trying to just get an index of a whitespace character in the string, not checking if it exists. Checking if it were to exist would've made sense if this was `thing.IndexOf(' ') != 0`, but it isn't, and the variable is of type `int`, so it's clear that we're just getting the index of a character than checking if the character exists.
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