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SvenC
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Posted - Oct 16 2012 :  02:37:05 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
With this C# sample code in VS 2012:

class Program
{
private static string StringWithColon = ":";

static void Main(string[] args)
{
string s = StringWithColon;
}
}

When I put the cursor on StringWithColon the VAX definition drop down combo above the code window on the right side does show this text: private static string StringWithColon = "."

See that the wrong "." is shown instead of the correct ":"

VAX version 10.7.1916.0 built 2012.09.11
DevEnv.exe version 11.0.50727.1 Ultimate
msenv.dll version 11.0.50727.1
Comctl32.dll version 6.10.7601.17514
Windows 7 6.1 Build 7601 Service Pack 1
Language info: 1252, 0x407

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feline
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United Kingdom
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Posted - Oct 16 2012 :  2:14:36 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I am seeing the same effect here. Thank you for the clear description.

case=69991

If the colon is part of a longer string then it is being displayed correctly for me, which is something.
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SvenC
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Posted - Oct 17 2012 :  03:06:59 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks for the repro.
But Strange - how long is your string that it displays the colon as colon?

I can add as many characters in that string until the definition bar truncates the string, but all the time the colon is displayed as a dot, no matter if in the middle or at the end of the string.

Anyways, that bug is not so critical.
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feline
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Posted - Oct 17 2012 :  12:02:08 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This is an odd difference. This is the test code I used, and the comments explain what I am seeing:

class test_cs_string_with_colon
{
    void testCSStringDisplay()
    {
        // bug - definition field shows the colon as a dot for each of these variables
        string StringWithColon = ":";
        string StringWithColonLeadingSpace = " :";
        string StringWithColonTrailingSpace = ": ";
        // test - definition field shows the colon correctly for each of these variables
        string StringWithColonWithSpaces = " : ";
        string StringWithColonAndNames = "Colin : Fred";
    }
}


Can you try this test code on your system please, and see if you get the same results? There could be a second factor at work here I have not yet found.
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SvenC
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Posted - Oct 17 2012 :  12:16:16 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Good findings. I see the same dependence on leading and trailing space.
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feline
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Posted - Oct 17 2012 :  8:30:31 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thank you for the update, its good to know this is all that is going on for you, and not something else as well.
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