Re: syntax highlight unusual strings

On Jun 29, 9:12 am, ZyX <zyx....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Reply to message «Re: syntax highlight unusual strings»,
> sent 15:37:51 29 June 2011, Wednesday
> by cyboman:
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> > what do z and e in \<b\ze, \<x\ze, \<i\ze stand for?
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> :h /\ze
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> > On Jun 28, 5:07 pm, Charles Campbell <Charles.E.Campb...@nasa.gov>
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> > > cyboman wrote:
> > > > my company is using a propitiatory language. there are 4 kind of
> > > > different kind of strings that can be defined.
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> > > > i"mystring"
> > > > x"mystring"
> > > > b"mystring"
> > > > "mystring"
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> > > [snip]
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> > > Here's one attempt...
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> > > syn region Strings matchgroup=myRegularString start=/"/    end=/"/
> > > syn match myByteString    /\<b\ze"/ nextgroup=Strings
> > > syn match myHexString    /\<x\ze"/ nextgroup=Strings
> > > syn match myOtherString    /\<i\ze"/ nextgroup=Strings
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> > > hi def link Strings            String
> > > hi def link myByteString    Delimiter
> > > hi def link myHexString     Delimiter
> > > hi def link myOtherString   Delimiter
> > > hi def link myRegularString    Delimiter
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> > > Regards,
> > > Chip Campbell
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> > what do z and e in \<b\ze, \<x\ze, \<i\ze stand for?
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> > thanks.
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thanks.

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