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`if` conditional marked as error if the YAML string is double quoted
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Description
**Describe the bug**
I have an `if` in my workflow that looks like this:
```yaml
if: "!startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-')"
```
The conditional is quoted because `!` has meaning in YAML to change the type, so we can't start a string with that character without a way to tell the YAML parser it's a string. **This works fine in the workflow.**
However, it's marked as an error by this extension:
> Unexpected symbol: '"'. Located at position 1 within expression: "!startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-')"
**Workarounds that work**
* Single quotes (**NOTE** double quotes can't be used inside expression apparently)
* YAML multi-line strings
* Unnecessary templating
```yaml
---
# Note double single quotes internally
if: '!startsWith(matrix.os, ''ubuntu-'')'
---
if: >-
!startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-')
---
if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-') }}
```
**Workarounds that don't work**
* explicit `str` typing
```yaml
---
if: !!str !startsWith(matrix.os, 'ubuntu-')
```
**To Reproduce**
Use a double quoted condition.
**Expected behavior**
No error.
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**Extension Version**
`v0.25.3`
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