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POQScintilla: how to create a new lexer or modify an existing one?
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    copied!<p>I find the default lexer for C++ highlighting not very specific enough.</p> <p>I want to at least be able to specify a different color for:</p> <p>type keyword (void, int, float etc) instruction keyword (if while do return for etc) class-related keyword (template class virtual friend) type modifiers keywords (static const extern unsigned etc)</p> <p>I found this in the LexerCPP source:</p> <pre><code>const char *QsciLexerCPX::keywords(int set) const { if (set == 1) return "and and_eq asm auto bitand bitor bool break case " "catch char class compl const const_cast continue " "default delete do double dynamic_cast else enum " "explicit export extern false float for friend goto if " "inline int long mutable namespace new not not_eq " "operator or or_eq private protected public register " "reinterpret_cast return short signed sizeof static " "static_cast struct switch template this throw true " "try typedef typeid typename union unsigned using " "virtual void volatile wchar_t while xor xor_eq"; if (set == 3) return "a addindex addtogroup anchor arg attention author b " "brief bug c class code date def defgroup deprecated " "dontinclude e em endcode endhtmlonly endif " "endlatexonly endlink endverbatim enum example " "exception f$ f[ f] file fn hideinitializer " "htmlinclude htmlonly if image include ingroup " "internal invariant interface latexonly li line link " "mainpage name namespace nosubgrouping note overload " "p page par param post pre ref relates remarks return " "retval sa section see showinitializer since skip " "skipline struct subsection test throw todo typedef " "union until var verbatim verbinclude version warning " "weakgroup $ @ \\ &amp; &lt; &gt; # { }"; </code></pre> <p>etc</p> <p>I tried this - Copy/paste the qscilexercpp.cpp to a new file name qscilexercxx.cpp - replace the code above by a switch with an appropriate switch:</p> <pre><code>switch(set) { case Oper: //operators return "and and_eq bitand bitor " "catch compl const_cast " "delete dynamic_cast " "new not not_eq " "operator or or_eq " "reinterpret_cast sizeof " "static_cast throw " "try typeid typename " "xor xor_eq"; case BaseType: // basic types return "bool char double enum float int long " "short struct union void wchar_t"; case ClassRelated: // class/template-related return "class inline friend private protected public " "template this virtual"; case Misc: // misc return "asm namespace typedef using"; case Modifiers: // type modifiers return "auto const explicit extern mutable register " "signed static unsigned volatile"; case Instruct: return "break case continue default do else " "for goto if return switch while"; } </code></pre> <p>After creating the appropriate enum:</p> <pre><code> Oper = 20, BaseType = 21, ClassRelated = 22, Misc = 23, Modifiers = 24, Instruct = 25 </code></pre> <p>At the end of the existing ones.</p> <p>Now most of my text is black, and I'm pretty sure I missed something about the link between the enum and the char array of keywords returned...</p> <p>Can somebody direct me to something or help me ?</p>
 

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