microsoft / microsoft/MIEngine

Type template parameter not stringified

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Description

Expansion in such a form

<ExpandedItem Condition="which() ==  0" Optional="true">( $T1 *) &amp;rep_.data</ExpandedItem>

only works in cppvsdbg. $T1 is a type template parameter (rather than a non-type template parameter) and the full expansion should be treated as a cast. The expression does evaluate correctly in evaluator.

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Research direction

The issue identifies the evaluator and cppvsdbg behavior as the relevant entry points; begin by tracing how type template parameters are stringified in the evaluator and compare that path with cppvsdbg. Done means the ExpandedItem cast form works consistently beyond cppvsdbg while preserving the evaluator’s currently correct result.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, csharp
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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