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Re-reveal reference selection in peek preview on repeat tree click #316833

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11 changes: 10 additions & 1 deletion src/vs/editor/contrib/gotoSymbol/browser/peek/referencesWidget.ts
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Expand Up @@ -557,8 +557,17 @@ export class ReferenceWidget extends peekView.PeekViewWidget {

private async _revealReference(reference: OneReference, revealParent: boolean): Promise<void> {

// check if there is anything to do...
// when the same reference is selected again, just re-reveal the
// selection in the preview editor. This handles the case where the
// user has scrolled the preview away from the reference and clicks
// the same item in the tree to bring it back into view.
if (this._revealedReference === reference) {
const model = this._preview.getModel();
if (model) {
const sel = Range.lift(reference.range).collapseToStart();
this._preview.setSelection(sel);
this._preview.revealRangeInCenter(sel, ScrollType.Smooth);
}
return;
}
this._revealedReference = reference;
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