Some variables are not highlighted ($Error, $PSVersionTable)

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Summary

Some variables are not highlighted. I've tried on Windows and Linux, with vscode-powershell stable v2024.0.0 and preview v2024.3.1.

Expected behavior: All variables should be highlighted, like so:

$SomeVariable
$Error
$PSVersionTable

Edit: GitHub syntax highlighting does it too, weird.

Edit 2: Highlight.js demo https://highlightjs.org/demo does as I expect it to:

PowerShell Version

v7.4.1 x64 on Windows 11 and Pop!_OS / Ubuntu 22.04

Visual Studio Code Version

1.87.2

Extension Version

v2024.0.0 and v2024.3.1-preview

Steps to Reproduce

$SomeVariable
$Error
$PSVersionTable

Visuals

Logs

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[o-l-a-v]

Moved it to the correct place:

• Variables that are built-in constants are not highlighted, like $Error and $PSVersionTable EditorSyntax#218