Support autoClosingPairs for strings like `begin` and `end`

[seanmcbreen]

From @Wosi on October 27, 2015 20:23

I'd like to define autoClosingPairs for Pascal like begin <-> end, if <-> then etc. Definitions for closing pairs like these seem to be ignored by VSCode. It looks like auto closing is currently supported for character pairs only.

Please add support for longer auto closing pairs.

Copied from original issue: Microsoft/vscode-extensionbuilders#66

[waywardmonkeys]

This would be useful to me too in vscode-dylan.

[Somnium7]

Would be useful to me too. Also is related to https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/26121

[fpqc]

Same here, this is pretty important for LaTeX as well.

[msftrncs]

This issue appears to be implemented in VS Code 1.26+. I have been using an extension that has autoClosingPairs like VAR -- END_VAR and they work, but they are actually very annoying, because VAR and END_VAR are to appear on their own lines, as they would also be considered 'brackets' to which the code inside will be indented. If I attempt to put a \n in the 'close' value, it moves the cursor. I'm suggesting the extension author remove all the related autoClosingPairs due to this, and to use snippets instead because the snippets are more valuable in this application.

[Wosi]

Yes, autoClosingPairs for words still don't work as expected. When I define an autoClosingPair for begin->end I would expect it to be triggered only when I type the word "begin" and hit space, tab or enter. Right now it's being triggered everytime I type "begin", e.g. when typing an identifier name like beginValue or before_begin which is very annoying.

[GustavoASC]

We have the same situation with COBOL keywords like 'IF' and 'END-IF'.

[tabakerov]

This issue happens also with F# 4.6's anonymous record: trying to write {||} I'm getting {||}}

[msftrncs]

@tabakerov, I opened #72177, for similar constructs in IEC 61131-3 Structured Text, (* … *)

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