redhat-developer / redhat-developer/vscode-java

Wrong token for class instance?

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BUILDER is marked as type, which is why it is grayed out in me theme. Instead, it should have a token of a variable. This way I will have it in white, which makes sense to me - like here, the token variable.other.definition.java is right for BUILDER

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Reproduce the Java example shown in the issue screenshots and inspect how BUILDER is classified in the editor. Trace the semantic-token classification used for this class instance; done when BUILDER receives the variable.other.definition.java token instead of a type token.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, vscode
Domain
tooling
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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