Clarify preceding whitespace rules #51411
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Fixes dotnet#50889 Add some clarifying text for the preceding whitespace. Also, add examples (in the markdown file in order to show whitespace)
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Pull request overview
Clarifies the “preceding whitespace” rule for multiline raw string literals, and adds illustrative examples to help readers understand how indentation matching works.
Changes:
- Rewords the indentation-matching rule for whitespace before the closing delimiter.
- Adds examples intended to demonstrate consistent space indentation versus consistent tab indentation, plus an inconsistent example.
- Updates minor wording (“multiline”) and refreshes
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Co-authored-by: Copilot <[email protected]>
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Fixes #50889
Add some clarifying text for the preceding whitespace. Also, add examples (in the markdown file in order to show whitespace)
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