PRB: Visual WB Matches Enclosure Symbols in Comments

Last reviewed: August 26, 1997
Article ID: Q116301

The information in this article applies to:

The Visual Workbench included with: - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5 - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.1, 4.0,
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SUMMARY

In the Microsoft Visual Workbench or Developer Studio Editor, CTRL+] or the Find Matching Brace command under the Edit menu, finds a matching brace when the caret is located to the left of an enclosure symbol: either a parenthesis "(", brace "{", or bracket "[".

The editor is unable to distinguish whether these enclosure symbols are located within valid code or within a comment. As a result, using CTRL+] may find a matching enclosure symbol within a comment, as shown in the source code in the "MORE INFORMATION" section, below.

MORE INFORMATION

Sample Code

   /* Compile options needed: none
   */

      void main(void)
      {
       /* { */
      }

Keywords          : VwbIss
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0,1.5;WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,2.1,4.0,5.0
Platform          : NT WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

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Last reviewed: August 26, 1997
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