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Java Syntax File Cannot Identify this.
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:59 pm
by diek
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:22 am
by MudGuard
is the dot in the "other characters in words" (in Configure - Preferences - Document Classes - Java - Syntax)?
this dot
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:47 pm
by diek
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.
Cancel Last
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:49 pm
by diek
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.
The dot
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:25 pm
by diek
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:10 pm
by ben_josephs
The dot should not be amongst the Other characters in words.
What does "next character reverts it" mean?
next character
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:53 pm
by diek
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.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:46 pm
by ben_josephs
Which characters are in
Configure | Preferences | Document Classes | Java | Syntax | Other characters in words
and in
View | Document Properties | Syntax | Other characters in words
?
Other Characters
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 6:08 pm
by diek
_. for both
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:28 pm
by ben_josephs
Take out the dot.
Done
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 12:26 am
by diek
Done, dot removed.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:13 am
by ben_josephs
And...?
Dot Removed = No Difference (Not Working)
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 2:49 pm
by diek
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 3:12 pm
by ben_josephs
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.