Merge pull request #46053 from dotnet/main

Merge main into live

Author: dotnet-policy-service[bot]

docs/ai/microsoft-extensions-ai.md

@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ For more samples, see the [dotnet/ai-samples](https://aka.ms/meai-samples) GitHu
 
 ## See also
 
+- [Request a response with structured output](./quickstarts/structured-output.md)
 - [Build an AI chat app with .NET](./quickstarts/build-chat-app.md)
-- [.NET dependency injection](../core/extensions/dependency-injection.md)
-- [Rate limit an HTTP handler in .NET](../core/extensions/http-ratelimiter.md)
+- [Dependency injection in .NET](../core/extensions/dependency-injection.md)
 - [Caching in .NET](../core/extensions/caching.md)
+- [Rate limit an HTTP handler in .NET](../core/extensions/http-ratelimiter.md)

docs/azure/includes/dotnet-all.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Core" Version="1.45.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Azure.Core" Version="1.46.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Azure.Security.KeyVault.Secrets" Version="4.7.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="17.13.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="[4.20.72]" /> <!-- Context: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-net/issues/38111 -->

docs/azure/includes/dotnet-new.md

@@ -226,17 +226,13 @@ additionalContent:
         - title: Mobile and Desktop
           links:
             - url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/
-              text: Windows Presentation Foundation (.NET 5+)
+              text: Windows Presentation Foundation
             - url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/
-              text: Windows Forms (.NET 5+)
+              text: Windows Forms
             - url: /dotnet/maui
               text: .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
             - url: /azure/developer/mobile-apps
               text: Develop mobile apps with Azure
-            - url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
-              text: Windows Presentation Foundation (.NET Framework)
-            - url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
-              text: Windows Forms (.NET Framework)
         # Card
         - title: Microservices
           links:

docs/azure/sdk/snippets/unit-testing/UnitTestingSampleApp.csproj

@@ -34,7 +34,28 @@ namespace MyNamespace
       }  
    }  
 }  
-```  
+```
+
+The compiler reports this error regardless of the textual order of the variable declarations, as shown in the following example:
+
+```csharp
+// CS0136.cs  
+namespace MyNamespace  
+{  
+   public class MyClass  
+   {  
+      public static void Main()  
+      {
+         if (true)
+         {  
+            int i = 1;   // CS0136, hides i outside this block
+         }
+         int i = 0;   
+         i++;  
+      }  
+   }  
+}  
+```
 
 From the [C# Language Specification](~/_csharpstandard/standard/basic-concepts.md#73-declarations):  
 

docs/csharp/index.yml

@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ Only the implementing declaration of a partial constructor can include a constru
 
 The implementing declaration of a partial event must include `add` and `remove` accessors. The defining declaration declares a field-like event.
 
-## Null conditional assignment
+## Null-conditional assignment
 
-The null conditional member access operators, `?.` and ``?[]`, can now be used on the left hand side of an assignment or compound assignment.
+The null-conditional member access operators, `?.` and `?[]`, can now be used on the left hand side of an assignment or compound assignment.
 
 Before C# 14, you needed to null-check a variable before assigning to a property:
 
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ customer?.Order = GetCurrentOrder();
 
 The right side of the `=` operator is evaluated only when the left side isn't null. If `customer` is null, the code doesn't call `GetCurrentOrder`.
 
-In addition to assignment, you can use null conditional member access operators with compound assignment operators (`+=`, `-=`, and others). However, increment and decrement, `++` and `--`, aren't allowed.
+In addition to assignment, you can use null-conditional member access operators with compound assignment operators (`+=`, `-=`, and others). However, increment and decrement, `++` and `--`, aren't allowed.
 
-You can learn more in the language reference article on the [conditional member access](../language-reference/operators/member-access-operators.md#null-conditional-operators--and-) and the feature specification for [null conditional assignment](~/_csharplang/proposals/null-conditional-assignment.md)
+You can learn more in the language reference article on the [conditional member access](../language-reference/operators/member-access-operators.md#null-conditional-operators--and-) and the feature specification for [null-conditional assignment](~/_csharplang/proposals/null-conditional-assignment.md).
 
 ## See also
 

docs/csharp/misc/cs0136.md

@@ -96,22 +96,22 @@ landingContent:
         links:
           - text: Desktop guide introduction
             url: /dotnet/desktop/
-          - text: .NET Framework WPF
-            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8
-          - text: .NET Framework Windows Forms
-            url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8
+          - text: WPF
+            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/
+          - text: Windows Forms
+            url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/
 
   # Card
   - title: Create WPF apps
     linkLists:
       - linkListType: overview
         links:
           - text: Overview of WPF
-            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8
+            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/
       - linkListType: tutorial
         links:
           - text: Create your first WPF app in Visual Studio
-            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/getting-started/walkthrough-my-first-wpf-desktop-application/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8
+            url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/getting-started/walkthrough-my-first-wpf-desktop-application/
 
   # Card
   - title: Work with data using ADO.NET

docs/csharp/whats-new/csharp-14.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ items:
   - name: Overview
     href: install/index.md
   - name: Install on Windows and Windows Server
-    href: install/on-windows-and-server.md    
+    href: install/on-windows-and-server.md
   - name: For developers
     href: install/guide-for-developers.md
   - name: Versions and dependencies
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ items:
     - name: Overview
       href: develop-client-apps.md
     - name: Windows Presentation Foundation
-      href: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
+      href: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/
     - name: Windows Forms
-      href: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
+      href: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/
   - name: Service-oriented apps with WCF
     href: wcf/
   - name: Windows Workflow Foundation

docs/framework/index.yml

@@ -274,13 +274,9 @@ additionalContent:
             - url: /uwp
               text: Universal Windows apps
             - url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/
-              text: Windows Presentation Foundation (.NET 5+)
-            - url: /dotnet/desktop/wpf/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
-              text: Windows Presentation Foundation (.NET Framework)
+              text: Windows Presentation Foundation
             - url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/
-              text: Windows Forms (.NET 5+)
-            - url: /dotnet/desktop/winforms/?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8&preserve-view=true
-              text: Windows Forms (.NET Framework)
+              text: Windows Forms
             - url: /dotnet/maui
               text: .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
         # Card