microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
`_FloatXX` types not highlighted properly
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Description
Type: Bug
- Declare a
_FloatXX:
_Float128 f;
_Float128 and similar will not be highlighted correctly; the only one that works is _Float16.
Extension version: 2.0.0
VS Code version: Code 1.98.2 (ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78, 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
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Research direction
Reproduce the report in VS Code with _Float16, _Float128, and other _FloatXX declarations, then trace the C syntax-highlighting handling for these type names. Done means _Float128 and the similar types receive the same correct highlighting as _Float16.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100