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Summary
In Visual Studio Code with the PowerShell extension installed, placing the cursor inside a param(...)
block in or next to a parameter (variable) declaration and calling Find-Ast -AtCursor
doesn't recognize the cursor location as a System.Management.Automation.Language.ParameterAst
instance and instead returns the entire script (System.Management.Automation.Language.NamedBlockAst
)
It currently only works in inline parameter declarations of functions.
PowerShell Version
PowerShell 7.4.0
Editor Version
Visual Studio Code 1.85.1
PowerShell Editor Services Version
3.13.0
Steps to Reproduce
- Using the PIC (PowerShell Integrated Console) in Visual Studio code with
psedit $PROFILE
, add the following code to$PROFILE
(and ensure that profile loading is enabled):
function Rename-Variable {
param($Context)
$variable = Find-Ast -AtCursor
$variable.GetType().Fullname | Write-Verbose -Verbose
}
- Then add F2 as a keybinding, via
keybindings.json
:
{
"key": "F2",
"command": "PowerShell.InvokeRegisteredEditorCommand",
"args": {
"commandName": "Rename-Variable"
},
"when": "editorLangId == 'powershell' && editorTextFocus"
}
- Start a new session, and create a PowerShell script file with the following content:
param(
[string] $Foo
)
- Place the cursor in the middle of
$Foo
and press F2
You should see System.Management.Automation.Language.ParameterAst
, but currently get System.Management.Automation.Language.NamedBlockAst
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