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Renaming local variables causes naming conflicts
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Description
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Environment
Operating System: Windows11
JDK version: 17
Visual Studio Code version: 1.88
Java extension version: 1.29
Steps To Reproduce
1.select " i"
2.click “Rename”
3. new name "j"
class A {
void m(){
// rename i to j;
int i= 0;
class B{
int j;
void k(){
j= i;
}
}
};
}
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Research direction
Reproduce the rename flow in VS Code 1.88 with JDK 17 and Java extension 1.29 using the nested-class example in the issue. Start by selecting i, renaming it to j, and document the resulting naming conflict; done means the rename correctly handles the existing j declaration or clearly reports the conflict.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, vscode
- Domain
- devtools, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100