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Paint properties involving ["get", ...] are only evaluated at integer zoom levels

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Description

I have defined a style layer whose fill color depends on the zoom level. The source layer defines a `fillColor` property and the different source feature colors fade to a uniform black when zooming in:
```ts
map.addLayer({
id: 'my-style-layer',
type: 'fill',
source: 'my-source-layer',
paint: {
'fill-color': [
'interpolate',
['linear'],
['zoom'],
16.5,
['get', 'fillColor'],
19.0,
'#000000',
],
},
layout: {},
});
```
Now the colors do fade to black, but the **fill-color is apparently only evaluated at integer zoom** steps leading to a very jagged animation as there are only 3 zoom steps where the colors change.

If I hardcode both near & far colors, i.e. replace `['get', 'fillColor'],` -> `'#ffffff',` then the fill-color is evaluated also at fractional zoom changes and the animation is smooth (but obviously with the wrong color when zoomed out)

I understand that layout properties are only re-evaluated at integer zoom levels, but this is a paint property and according to the documentation is also evaluated at fractional zoom levels (https://docs.mapbox.com/style-spec/reference/expressions/)

**mapbox-gl-js version**:

Version 3.5.1

**browser**:

Chrome

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Start by reproducing the reported fill-color expression from the issue with mapbox-gl-js 3.5.1, focusing on the paint-property evaluation path for ['get', 'fillColor'] and fractional zoom interpolation. Done means the feature-derived color changes smoothly between zoom levels instead of being reevaluated only at integer zooms.

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Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
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Newbie friendliness
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