Ctrl+click a URL in a string literal takes you to the String class definition instead of following the link

[vsfeedback]

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Put a URL inside a C# string literal. Ex: "https://github.com/dotnet/corefx/issues/30691"
2. Inside the VS C# editior, click the URL while holding the Ctrl key

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

I expect for the URL to be opened in my default browser. Instead, I get taken to the System.String class metadata or a decompiled version of the System.String reference assembly (which all no-op, but that's another issue).

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Original Comments

Visual Studio Feedback System on 8/29/2019, 07:12 PM:

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Original Solutions

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[halter73]

@sharwell Was this closed because because it's low priority or because it was already supposed to be fixed by #24910? I still see this issue in 16.8 previews.

[halter73]

I see the "Resolution-Not Reproducible". I'm going to reopen this then. Feel free to reach out to me on Teams or something if you need help with a repro.

[halter73]

I figured out this issue doesn't repro without VsVim. I filed an issue there (VsVim/VsVim#2857). Sorry for the spam.