Re: syntax highlight unusual strings

Reply to message «Re: syntax highlight unusual strings»,
sent 15:37:51 29 June 2011, Wednesday
by cyboman:

> what do z and e in \<b\ze, \<x\ze, \<i\ze stand for?
:h /\ze

Original message:
> On Jun 28, 5:07 pm, Charles Campbell <Charles.E.Campb...@nasa.gov>
>
> wrote:
> > cyboman wrote:
> > > my company is using a propitiatory language. there are 4 kind of
> > > different kind of strings that can be defined.
> > >
> > > i"mystring"
> > > x"mystring"
> > > b"mystring"
> > > "mystring"
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > Here's one attempt...
> >
> > 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
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Regards,
> > Chip Campbell
>
> what do z and e in \<b\ze, \<x\ze, \<i\ze stand for?
>
> thanks.