Syntax Highlighting and Templated Classes

[KeithBallard]

Type: LanguageService

The syntax highlighter does not seem to pick up on types declared by the typename keyword. For example, the code:

template<typename Node>
class Face;

template<typename Node>
class Edge;

template<typename Node>
class Cell
{
public:
typedef Face<Node> FaceType;
typedef Edge<Node> EdgeType;
};

produces this highlighting:

The syntax highlighter should be highlighting Node within the templates as a type. If there is a setting I am missing, please advise, but I think this might be a bug within the Language Service.

Describe the bug

• OS and Version: Windows 10
• VS Code Version: 1.27.2
• C/C++ Extension Version: 0.19.0

[bobbrow]

This is a problem with the TextMate language grammar which it looks like the Atom folks will no longer be updating. This will have to be addressed with either #230, or microsoft/vscode#50140.

[bobbrow]

Closing this since there are other issues covering it already.

[EvgeniyPeshkov]

I've developed and published syntax highlighting extension based on Tree-Sitter. It provides universal syntax coloring engine for almost any programming language (currently, C and C++ are supported OOTB).
Constructing entire syntax tree, Tree-sitter efficiently overcomes all limitations of built-in TextMate grammars. Being context-aware, it's able to parse complex language structures providing complete coverage of source code.
I've been using it by myself for a month, so I suppose it's ready for public use.

You can install it from VSCode Marketplace.
Or download .vsix package from GitHub page and install it manually.
Please note, that extension published in VS Code Marketplace will only work in Windows-x64.
For other operating systems, please download pre-compiled .vsix package.
This will be fixed in the near future with one of the next updates.
Alternatively, you can build extension from sources.

@KeithBallard , I've tried sample code you've posted. Coloring, provided by Syntax Highlighter, is right: