microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools
No autocompletion for C/C++ goto labels
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Description
Bug type: Language Service
Describe the bug
The autocompletion engine doesn't seem to provide suggestions for goto statement labels in C/C++.
- OS and Version: MacOS Monterey, 12.1
- VS Code Version: 1.67.2
- C/C++ Extension Version: v1.9.8
- Other extensions you installed (and if the issue persists after disabling them): C/C++ Extension Pack
Steps to reproduce
- Open any C/C++ source file
- Write a dummy goto label anywhere in
main, e.g.test_label: - Write
goto test, and wait for autocompletion
Either nothing shows up, or unrelated variables / functions containing the string "test" are suggested.
Expected behavior
Autocomplete should suggest test_label to complete the goto statement
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in a C/C++ source file: define a label inside main, type a partial goto target, and inspect the completion results. Trace the language-service completion path for goto statements; done means the matching label is suggested without unrelated variables or functions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, cpp, typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100