microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

Make \ref in doxygen comments a clickable link to the symbol

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Feature Request Feature: Doc comments Language Service Visual Studio Code
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Description

Feature Request

In Doxygen you can make a reference to a symbol using the \ref command. It would be great if the referenced symbol could become a clickable link so you can jump to the implementation.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the extension's handling of Doxygen comments and the \ref command, then trace how symbol references are resolved and rendered; done means a referenced symbol becomes a clickable link to its implementation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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