Claude/fix issue 557 char string default param#1255

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Fix #557: Char default value for String parameter generates null + null-coalescing assignment
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Add regression tests for issue #557: char default value for string parameter
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Remove cross-contaminated #827 test from PropertyMemberTests.cs
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Fix #557: use VB semantic model to detect char-typed default for String params
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Address review: set null at creation, reconstruct from VB syntax in Fix method
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Fix CS0136 compile error: remove duplicate 'defaultValue' declaration in else branch
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Fix #557: preserve named const identifier in char-to-string coalesce (strip VB Global prefix, add Simplifier annotation)
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