BUG: You receive an "identifier out of scope" error message while evaluating expressions that contain Visual C# keywords (814828)

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Steps to Reproduce the Problem

1. In Visual Studio .NET, create a new Visual C# .NET Console Application. Class1 is created.
2. Replace the existing code in Class1.cs with the following code:

   
   // Using the sizeof operator
   using System;
   class SizeClass 
   {
      unsafe public static void SizesOf() 
      {
         Console.WriteLine("The size of short is {0}.", sizeof(short));
         Console.WriteLine("The size of int is {0}.", sizeof(int));
         Console.WriteLine("The size of long is {0}.", sizeof(long));
      }
   }
   
   class MainClass 
   {
      public static void Main() 
      {
         SizeClass.SizesOf();
      }
   }
   

3. Add a breakpoint on the last statement of the Sizeof method in the SizeClass class.
4. In Solution Explorer, right-click Project, and then click Properties.
5. In the left pane of the Property Pages dialog box, click Build under Configuration Properties.
6. Set the Allow unsafe code blocks property in the right pane to True.
7. Build and run the application.
8. The application stops at the breakpoint.
9. Select the expression sizeof(short), and then drag the expression to the Name field of the Watch window.
10. In the Value field of the Watch window corresponding the row where you have dropped the expression, you receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.