Java Syntax File Cannot Identify this.

diek · Post by **diek** » Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:59 pm

I have searched the help file and the forum. I cannot figure out why my modified java.syn file is not picking up the word this, e.g. this.lobstertail. It will identify this, but as soon as I add the period game over.

Any guidance or help would be appreciated.

Post by **MudGuard** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:22 am

is the dot in the "other characters in words" (in Configure - Preferences - Document Classes - Java - Syntax)?

diek · Post by **diek** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:47 pm

I have tried both this and this. In the case of this, it will add the color but as soon as I add the character ., it reverts. When I add this., again when I type the next character this.l, it reverts.

diek · Post by **diek** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:49 pm

I think I misunderstood. I will check what you said. I have a hardware test in a few hours so I have to keep prepping. I will be back.

diek · Post by **diek** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:25 pm

Class was cancelled, along with the test...darn.

I tried to add the . but it generated an error, "Character Number 2 is invalid". But that was my dumb mistake, I added a space.

I tried the . and nope, next character reverts it.

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:10 pm

The dot should not be amongst the Other characters in words.

What does "next character reverts it" mean?

diek · Post by **diek** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:53 pm

As soon as I type any alpha char after the dot, the syntax is no longer recognized and this goes from orange back to white.

this. highlighted
this.l not highlighted.

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:46 pm

diek · Post by **diek** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:08 pm

_. for both

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:28 pm

Take out the dot.

diek · Post by **diek** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:26 am

Done, dot removed.

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:13 am

And...?

diek · Post by **diek** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:49 pm

Sorry I should have explained that I added the dot after the suggestion above. It was not working before, and it is still not working.

ben_josephs · Post by **ben_josephs** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:12 pm

Neither MudGuard nor I made any such suggestion.

ben_josephs wrote:The dot should not be amongst the Other characters in words.

and

ben_josephs wrote:Take out the dot.

If, in View | Document Properties | Syntax,
Enable syntax highlighting is selected, and
Syntax definition file is java.syn, and
Other characters in words does not contain a dot,
then I don't know what the problem is.

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Java Syntax File Cannot Identify this.

Java Syntax File Cannot Identify this.

this dot

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Dot Removed = No Difference (Not Working)