Roslyn: .editorconfig file_header_template: can't use # symbol

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It doesn't seem to be possible to use a # symbol in file_header_template, without it being parsed as a comment (escaping using \ doesn't appear to work).

This is annoying when trying to include the text C#.

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Original Comments

Visual Studio Feedback System on 5/22/2020, 01:29 AM:

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Antony.Male on 5/22/2020, 01:35 AM:

This was closed as "applies to Crystal Reports".

This is very much about Visual Studio. `file_header_template` was proposed [here](https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/issues/33012) and implemented [here](https://github.com/dotnet/roslyn/pull/41982). .editorconfig is documented [here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/create-portable-custom-editor-options?view=vs-2019).

Cyrus told me to open an issue here rather than in dotnet/roslyn.

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Original Solutions

Antony.Male solved on 5/22/2020, 01:31 AM, 0 votes:

[Removed]

[sharwell]

@agocke any thoughts on how we might approach this?

[wvdvegt]

Please add semicolons to this issue as well. file_header_template text is truncated after such character.

[sharwell]

📝 Make sure to update the handling for CompilerVisibleProperty (global editorconfig) once the escape sequence here is determined.