Convert to template string incorrectly adds escaped backslashes

[mjcrouch]

TS Template added by @mjbvz

TypeScript Version: 3.8.3

Search Terms

• refactor
• refactoring

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• VSCode Version: 1.43.0
• OS Version: Windows 7 Pro

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Add the following text to a typescript file (have not tried javascript):

return "\\[[" + text + "](" + link + ")\\]";

2. Choose refactor -> Convert to template string
3. Observe the following output:

return `\\\\[[${text}](${link})\\\\]`;

This contains too many backslashes - there should only be one escaped slash in each location, i.e.

return `\\[[${text}](${link})\\]`;

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes