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Missing coverage for parenthesized LHS

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Description

Originally posted by @Ms2ger in https://github.com/tc39/test262/issues/3963#issuecomment-1819435504

Examples:

++(x);
++((x));
--(x);
--((x));
(x) = 0;
((x)) = 0;
(x) += 0;
((x)) += 0;

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Research direction

No file or test entry point is named. Start by locating existing test262 tests for parenthesized left-hand sides, increment and assignment expressions, then compare their conventions with the listed examples. Done means adding coverage for all shown forms and confirming the relevant tests pass.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
testing-qa
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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