broken Intellisense/auto-complete for `begin`/`end` of a procedure returning a record type

[dzzzb]

If a procedure returns nothing, or a basic type,

• starting to type begin for its body gets us this suggestion, and
• pressing Enter creates the correct/expected result:

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However, if the procedure returns a record, and has already specified which record it's returning, this does not work...

• we get the beginend; auto-filled, but
• the suggestion is instead for some random tables that contain isolated letters from the word begin... and
• pressing Enter causes the name of the first suggested table to be inserted, replacing the desired begin/end;.

So, we

• get an arbitrary wrong thing inserted instead of what we wanted, and
• have to delete that, and
• start again, making sure not to accept the beginend; suggestion

...which adds a fair number of seconds, and more frustration, to the should-be-simple task of declaring a procedure. :-(

This is very inconvenient when returning records, something that is otherwise a great and really useful new feature :-) So please can it be fixed?

Thanks!

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Name: AL Language
Id: ms-dynamics-smb.al
Description: AL development tools for Dynamics 365 Business Central
Version: 8.4.586670
Publisher: Microsoft
VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dynamics-smb.al

[nndobrev]

Hi @dnpb, I have some difficulties reproducing it, do you mind sharing a screen recording with screencast mode on? Thanks :)

[dzzzb]

@nndobrev OK, please see it here:

https://youtu.be/rK9Bnz02x_4

[nndobrev]

@dnpb, can you also provide the settings file (options related to AL)?

[dzzzb]

The project has no settings.json

My user settings are:

{
    "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Monokai Dimmed",
    "al.incrementalBuild": true,
    "editor.codeLens": false,
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "[json]": {
        "editor.defaultFormatter": "vscode.json-language-features"
    },
    "al.assemblyProbingPaths": [
        "./.netpackages",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework64"
    ],
    "explorer.autoReveal": false
}

[JesperSchulz]

The fix for this issue has been checked in to the master branch. It will be available in the bcinsider.azurecr.io/bcsandbox-master Docker image starting from platform build number 39651 and VS Code Extension Version 10.0.9.25985.

If you don’t have access to these images you need to become part of the Ready2Go program: aka.ms/readytogo

For more details on code branches and docker images please read:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/nav/2018/05/03/al-developer-previews-multiple-releases-and-github/
https://freddysblog.com/2020/06/25/working-with-artifacts/