microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

"<unnamed>" is incorrectly offered as a completion

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bug Feature: Auto-complete Language Service
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Description

It should not be. The completed result of <unnamed> is invalid C++.

namespace foo {
namespace
{
    int i;
}
/// result is <unnamed>

};

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reproducing the provided C++ anonymous-namespace example in the VS Code C/C++ completion experience and trace where the shown result is offered. Done means the invalid completion is no longer offered for this case.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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