Bug? IDE issue with ':'

[MrKim]

I like to put simple. related code on one line, i.e.

InfoLabel.Color = Colors.Blue: InfoLabel.textcolor = Colors.white

The problem is when you insert the colon ( : ) intellisense stops working.
Not a huge deal but if it is a simple fix it would be nice.

 

[Erel]

This is a known issue / limitation. Autocomplete will not work after the "new line colon". There are no plans to change it.

 

[LucaMs]

(Another) Good reason to write one instruction per line

 

[MrKim]

(Another) Good reason to write one instruction per line

There are good reasons for doing it. I find, when doing simple assignment statements like the one above it is much more readable if everything for each view is on the same line. Not so much when doing one view, but when doing several...

 

[LucaMs]

There are good reasons for doing it. I find, when doing simple assignment statements like the one above it is much more readable if everything for each view is on the same line. Not so much when doing one view, but when doing several...

In some cases, writing two instructions on a single line may be useful and more readable but generally it is better to have one instruction per line, even for software maintenance.