redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

Search classes by partial name

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Description

The goal is to search a class by partial name through find symbol.

Steps To Reproduce
  1. Create a class named UserInfo
  2. Find by symbol and type "Info", actual on the command input will be "#Info"
Current Result

Doesn't return the UserInfo class

Expected Result

UserInfo class available for selection

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the VS Code Java extension with a class named UserInfo, then trace the find-symbol command and its partial-name matching. Done means entering "Info" returns UserInfo for selection instead of producing "#Info" with no result.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
java, typescript, vscode
Domain
developer-experience, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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