No outline? Shows "No symbols found in document" for c ?

[NorskieRider]

When I browse .c files through the IBM i objects view the outline shows "No symbols found in document'. The language mode does show that it is 'c'.

This works properly through the Explorer, so it appears to be unique to the IBM i object browser.

Does code for IBM i have it's own outline symbol parser or does it use the standard vscode one? Is there a way to configure which one it uses?

[worksofliam]

We don't add any special language tools for C/CPP.

Are you saying that when you open a member with .c as the extension, the language isn't detected? (as it would show C where the language id is show in the bottom right)

[NorskieRider]

I'm still struggling with this. There are no outlines for C or CPP parts.

This may be a VSCode configuration issue rather than Code for IBM i issue. As I'm new to VSCode I don't know where to look or how to resolve this, so any assistance would be appreciated.

[chrjorgensen]

@NorskieRider @worksofliam FWIW, I can recreate this issue - opening a C streamfile does not provide any content in the outline, but downloading it locally and opening it from there, the outline is showing symbols etc.

So it's both members and streamfiles, that can't be read by the C language extensions. I tried the following two extensions:
Microsoft C/C++ for Visual Studio Code
clangd

@NorskieRider Best advice is to develop locally until the issue has been resolved, if possible...

[worksofliam]

I've had luck with anycode, which I believe does work for members and streamfiles, but it really only looks at the active source.

[NorskieRider]

anycode worked! The other onces (clangd and MS C/C++) .. and various others ... did not.

[NorskieRider]

Came back to vscode after some time in other IDE's and anycode no longer worked, so unchecking that.