microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Dimming of Unused Variables
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Since Sep 15, 2026.
Feature Request
Feature: Code Analysis
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Description
Feature Request
After getting syntax highlighting all setup and working, I noticed that there was not a way to visually ensure that a variable was used or unused. There are other ways to accomplish this, but it would be nice to get a heads up from the syntax highlighting that a variable is never used. Similar to what happens when using an #ifdef block:
Is this possible? Or is the static analysis to ensure an unused variable beyond the scope of the extension?
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