microsoft / microsoft/TypeScript

Unused catch error var not greyed out

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Description

TS stable and nightly
playground

try {
} catch (foo) {}

try {
} catch (bar) {
    bar;
}

Expected var foo to be greyed out

Code_2021-04-03_18-51-17

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Research direction

Start with the linked TypeScript Playground repro and trace how unused catch bindings are reported or highlighted. Verify the behavior for the two shown examples: foo should be greyed out because it is unused, while bar should not be.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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