For variable with @testvisible when accessed from test class I am getting warning "Variable is not visible: CustomerSurveyTH.forceException"

[PawelWozniak]

Summary

I have a those lines in CustomerSurveyTH

@TestVisible
private static boolean forceException = false;

Then I have a code in CustomerSurveyTH_Test

CustomerSurveyTH.forceException = true;

In the Problems section I am getting the warning "Variable is not visible: CustomerSurveyTH.forceException".

Yes, it is a private variable, but it has @testvisible annotation and is accessed from the test class, which is annotated with @isTest and the test method. So all is correct, and on save, the compiler is not showing an error as well as at runtime there are no errors.

Steps To Reproduce:

1. In trigger handler create variable:

@TestVisible
private static boolean forceException = false;

2. In test class use this code"

CustomerSurveyTH.forceException = true;

3. Save both. In the problem area in VSCode, you will see "Variable is not visible: CustomerSurveyTH.forceException"

Expected result

No errors as the code is compiling and running without issues.

Actual result

Getting a misleading error.

Additional information

Salesforce Extension Version in VS Code: 62.14.1

Salesforce CLI Version: @salesforce/cli/2.74.6 win32-x64 node-v22.13.1

OS and version: Windows 11

VS Code version: 1.96.4

Most recent version of the extensions where this was working: none.

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[mingxuanzhangsfdx]

Hi @PawelWozniak , by mentioning

So all is correct, and on save, the compiler is not showing an error as well as at runtime there are no errors.

do you mean when you save both files, the compiler problem disappears?