tests: add whitespace tests for vertical tab behavior

* tests: add whitespace tests for vertical tab behavior

Add two small tests to highlight how vertical tab is handled differently.

- vertical_tab_lexer.rs checks that the lexer treats vertical tab as whitespace
- ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs shows that split_ascii_whitespace does not split on it

This helps document the difference between the Rust parser (which accepts vertical tab)
and the standard library’s ASCII whitespace handling.

See: rust-lang/rust-project-goals#53
* tests: add ignore-tidy-tab directive to whitespace tests
* tests: expand vertical tab lexer test to cover all Pattern_White_Space chars
* tests: add whitespace/ README entry explaining lexer vs stdlib mismatch
* Update ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs
* Update ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs

make sure tabs and spaces are well checked
* Update ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs
* fix tidy: add whitespace README entry
* Update README.md with missing full stop
* Update ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs
* fix tidy: use full path format for whitespace README entry
* fix tidy: README order, trailing newlines in whitespace tests
* fix: add run-pass directive and restore embedded whitespace bytes
* fix tidy: remove duplicate whitespace README entry
* 

Add failing UI test for invalid whitespace (zero width space)

This adds a //@ check-fail test to ensure that disallowed whitespace
characters like ZERO WIDTH SPACE are rejected by the Rust lexer.
* git add tests/ui/whitespace/invalid_whitespace.rs
git commit -m "Fix tidy: add trailing newline"
git push
* Fix tidy: add trailing newline
* Update invalid_whitespace.rs
* Update invalid_whitespace.rs
* Clean up whitespace in invalid_whitespace.rs

Remove unnecessary blank lines in invalid_whitespace.rs
* Update invalid_whitespace.rs
* Clarify ZERO WIDTH SPACE usage in test

Update comment to clarify usage of ZERO WIDTH SPACE.
* Improve error messages for invalid whitespace

Updated error messages to clarify the issue with invisible characters.
* Modify invalid_whitespace test for clarity

Update test to check for invalid whitespace characters.
* Resolve unknown token error in invalid_whitespace.rs

Fix whitespace issue causing unknown token error.
* Remove invisible character from variable assignment

Fix invisible character issue in variable assignment.
* Improve error message for invalid whitespace

Updated error message to clarify invisible characters.
* Improve error handling for invisible characters

Updated error message for invisible characters in code.
* Document error for unknown token due to whitespace

Add error message for invalid whitespace in code
* Update error message for invalid whitespace handling
* Modify invalid_whitespace.rs for whitespace checks

Updated the test to check for invalid whitespace handling.
* Correct whitespace in variable declaration

Fix formatting issue by adding space around '=' in variable declaration.
* Update error message for invalid whitespace
* Update invalid_whitespace.stderr
* Refine error handling for invalid whitespace test

Update the error messages for invalid whitespace in the test.
* Update invalid_whitespace.rs
* Fix whitespace issues in invalid_whitespace.rs
* Update invalid_whitespace.stderr file
* Clean up whitespace in invalid_whitespace.rs

Removed unnecessary blank lines from the test file.
* Update invalid_whitespace.stderr

Author: Brace1000

tests/ui/README.md

@@ -1582,6 +1582,21 @@ Tests on various well-formedness checks, e.g. [Type-checking normal functions](h
 
 Tests on `where` clauses. See [Where clauses | Reference](https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/items/generics.html#where-clauses).
 
+## `tests/ui/whitespace/`
+
+Tests for whitespace handling in the Rust lexer. The Rust language
+defines whitespace as Unicode Pattern_White_Space, which is not the
+same as what the standard library gives you:
+
+- `is_ascii_whitespace` follows the WhatWG Infra Standard and skips
+  vertical tab (`\x0B`)
+- `is_whitespace` matches Unicode White_Space, which is a broader set
+
+These tests make that gap visible and check that the lexer accepts
+all 11 Pattern_White_Space characters correctly.
+
+See: https://github.com/rustfoundation/interop-initiative/issues/53
+
 ## `tests/ui/windows-subsystem/`: `#![windows_subsystem = ""]`
 
 See [the `windows_subsystem` attribute](https://doc.rust-lang.org/reference/runtime.html#the-windows_subsystem-attribute).

tests/ui/whitespace/ascii_whitespace_excludes_vertical_tab.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+//@ run-pass
+// This test checks that split_ascii_whitespace does NOT split on
+// vertical tab (\x0B), because the standard library uses the WhatWG
+// Infra Standard definition of ASCII whitespace, which excludes
+// vertical tab.
+//
+// See: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-project-goals/issues/53
+
+fn main() {
+    let s = "a\x0Bb";
+
+    let parts: Vec<&str> = s.split_ascii_whitespace().collect();
+
+    assert_eq!(parts.len(), 1,
+        "vertical tab should not be treated as ASCII whitespace");
+
+    let s2 = "a b";
+    let parts2: Vec<&str> = s2.split_ascii_whitespace().collect();
+    assert_eq!(parts2.len(), 2,
+        "regular space should split correctly");
+
+}

tests/ui/whitespace/invalid_whitespace.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// This test ensures that the Rust lexer rejects invalid whitespace
+// characters such as ZERO WIDTH SPACE.
+
+//@ check-fail
+
+fn main() {
+    let x = 5;
+    let y = 10;
+
+    let a=​x + y;
+    //~^ ERROR unknown start of token
+    //~| HELP invisible characters like
+}

tests/ui/whitespace/invalid_whitespace.stderr

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error: unknown start of token: \u{200b}
+  --> $DIR/invalid_whitespace.rs:10:11
+   |
+LL |     let a=​x + y;
+   |           ^
+   |
+   = help: invisible characters like '\u{200b}' are not usually visible in text editors
+
+error: aborting due to 1 previous error
+

tests/ui/whitespace/vertical_tab_lexer.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+//@ run-pass
+// ignore-tidy-tab
+//
+// Tests that the Rust lexer accepts Unicode Pattern_White_Space characters.
+//
+// Worth noting: the Rust reference defines whitespace as Pattern_White_Space,
+// which is not the same as what is_ascii_whitespace or is_whitespace give you.
+//
+// is_ascii_whitespace follows WhatWG and skips vertical tab (\x0B).
+// is_whitespace uses Unicode White_Space, which is a broader set.
+//
+// The 11 characters that actually count as whitespace in Rust source:
+//   \x09 \x0A \x0B \x0C \x0D \x20 \u{85} \u{200E} \u{200F} \u{2028} \u{2029}
+//
+// Ref: https://github.com/rustfoundation/interop-initiative/issues/53
+
+#[rustfmt::skip]
+fn main() {
+    // tab (\x09) between let and the name
+    let	_ws1 = 1_i32;
+
+    // vertical tab (\x0B) between let and the name
+    // this is the one is_ascii_whitespace gets wrong
+    let_ws2 = 2_i32;
+
+    // form feed (\x0C) between let and the name
+    let_ws3 = 3_i32;
+
+    // plain space (\x20), here just so every character is represented
+    let _ws4 = 4_i32;
+
+    // NEL (\u{85}) between let and the name
+    let…_ws5 = 5_i32;
+
+    // left-to-right mark (\u{200E}) between let and the name
+    let‎_ws6 = 6_i32;
+
+    // right-to-left mark (\u{200F}) between let and the name
+    let‏_ws7 = 7_i32;
+
+    // \x0A, \x0D, \u{2028}, \u{2029} are also Pattern_White_Space but they
+    // act as line endings, so you can't stick them in the middle of a statement.
+    // The lexer still handles them correctly at line boundaries.
+
+    // These are Unicode White_Space but NOT Pattern_White_Space:
+    //   \u{A0}   no-break space       \u{1680} ogham space mark
+    //   \u{2000} en quad              \u{2001} em quad
+    //   \u{2002} en space             \u{2003} em space
+    //   \u{2004} three-per-em space   \u{2005} four-per-em space
+    //   \u{2006} six-per-em space     \u{2007} figure space
+    //   \u{2008} punctuation space    \u{2009} thin space
+    //   \u{200A} hair space           \u{202F} narrow no-break space
+    //   \u{205F} medium math space    \u{3000} ideographic space
+
+    // add them up so the compiler doesn't complain about unused variables
+    let _sum = _ws1 + _ws2 + _ws3 + _ws4 + _ws5 + _ws6 + _ws7;
+    println!("{}", _sum);
+}