In C code, some macros will disturb Visual Studio's function list drop down menu

In C code, some macros will disturb Visual Studio's function list drop down menu by kikoogay

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Type:	Bug
ID:	773384
Opened:	12/4/2012 12:14:51 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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Using Visual Studio 2012 in a C project (should work with C++ too I assume), using a macro that accepts parameters and which is followed by braces {} makes the IDE behave in strange ways.

Firstly, the macro name along with its parameters appear in the function list drop down menu of VS. Secondly, the function the macro call was part of does not appear anymore in said menu.

This happens a lot when using macros to replace "for" or "while" calls, such as the one found in uthash.h (http://uthash.sourceforge.net/) for iterating a hash table.

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Visual Studio 2012

1. Create a new empty C++ solution in Visual Studio.
2. Add to the solution a main.c file containing the following code :

#define FORMACRO() for( ; ;)

int main()
{
    FORMACRO()
    {
    }
    return 0;
}

3. Open the function list drop down menu of Visual Studio (usually located in the upper right corner in the default configuration)

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Windows 7 SP1

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The menu contains a single entry "FORMACRO()" which is however not a function.

The menu should contain a single entry "main()". Commenting the line "FORMACRO()" (line 5) brings back the expected function list.

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Posted by Microsoft on 2/13/2013 at 3:53 PM

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Posted by Microsoft on 12/4/2012 at 1:25 AM

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