On Wed, 3 Feb 2010, Gregor Uhlenheuer wrote: > Hi, > > I have got a small problem with a syntax region meant to match some > nested comments in a syntax script. > > That's the line: > syn region mComment start=/\/\*/ end=/\*\// contains=mComment > > short example: > > /* this should be highlighted as a /* comment */ */ > this text is correctly not highlighted > this text is correctly not highlighted > this text is correctly not highlighted > > /* this should be highlighted as a /* comment */*/ > this text is highlighted, but shouldn't > this text is highlighted, but shouldn't > this text is highlighted, but shouldn't > > Somehow the syntax needs that whitespace between the two comment ends, > but it should not. I hope I described my problem understandable :)
The problem is that the two comment ends back-to-back matches the 'start' pattern: i.e.: '*/*/' = '*/' + '*/' but, also: '*/*/' = '*' + '/*' + '/' I'm not sure of a workaround. Possibly some pointers (or a compromise) among the following: :help :syn-keepend :help :syn-extend :help :syn-matchgroup Anyone know of an existing syntax that has this property (nestable element shares a non-zero start-suffix and end-prefix)? -- Best, Ben -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
