JavaScript Syntax Error for valid syntax: new.target

[dilijev]

• VSCode Version: Code - Insiders 1.8.0-insider (043310a, 2016-11-17T12:04:45.677Z)
• OS Version: Windows_NT ia32 10.0.14965
• Extensions (running with --disable-extensions):

Extension	Author	Version
cpptools	ms-vscode	0.9.2
csharp	ms-vscode	1.5.2
PowerShell	ms-vscode	0.7.2
rewrap	stkb	0.6.4

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Steps to Reproduce:

1. Load a javascript file with a script like the following:

function foo() {
    console.log(new.target)
};
new foo;

2. Observe the error:

[mjbvz]

Thanks. This is a known limitation of TypeScript (which we also use to power our JavaScript language support). I believe this is being tracked by: microsoft/TypeScript#2551

[dilijev]

@mjbvz gotcha, thanks.

[mjbvz]

Closing this since it is being tracked upstream on the TypeScript side.