microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
Erroneous intellisense error report around an enum
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Description
This snippet of C++ code inside a .cpp file:
static enum AssayExportType { aetSynthCuts = 0, aetPropSlate, aetPlantData } theAssayExportType = aetSynthCuts;
Reports the error:
a value of type "AssayExportType" cannot be used to initialize an entity of type "AssayExportType"
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Start by reproducing the reported snippet in a .cpp file and inspect the C++ IntelliSense diagnostic for the enum declaration and initialization. Confirm the erroneous type-mismatch report and investigate the relevant IntelliSense behavior; done means valid code no longer produces this error.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
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- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 4/5
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- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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