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Autocomplete does not work for objects marked const

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Description

Environment
  • OS and Version: Ubuntu 23.04
  • VS Code Version: 1.79.0
  • C/C++ Extension Version: 1.16.3
Bug Summary and Steps to Reproduce

Bug Summary:

Normally if you instantiate an object that has some constrains on members and methods, those members and methods will autofill. This does not happen if the object in marked const.

I'm using GCC 13.0.1 x86_64. The following code is a minimal example.

#include <concepts>
struct Types
{
    struct Real
    {
        void reduce() const {}
    };
};

template <typename Real>
concept IsReal = 
requires (const Real real) {
    {
        real.reduce()
    } -> std::same_as<void>;
};

template <IsReal Real>
struct Foo {
    Foo () {
        Real real; 
        real.reduce(); // this will autocomplete
        const Real const_real;
        const_real.reduce(); // this will NOT autocomplete
    }
};

int main()
{
    Foo<Types::Real> {};
}
Configuration and Logs
I don't have a c_cpp_properties.json in my .vscode directory. Only a settings.json, and the only field besides file associations is 

"C_Cpp.default.compilerPath": "/usr/bin/gcc-13"


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Research direction

Start with the minimal C++ example in the issue and compare autocomplete for the non-const and const objects in VS Code with the C/C++ extension. Trace the completion behavior for constrained types and confirm that members and methods such as reduce() appear for const objects without regressing the existing non-const case.

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Assessment

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

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