AptEdit Syntax File
AptEdit supports powerful and customizable syntax highlighting for text, C/C++, Java, Scala, C#, FORTRAN, Perl, Python, Ruby, Visual Basic, Pascal, Html, CSS, PHP, JSP, JavaScript, XML, MS-SQL, Windows INI and Microsoft Assembly by default.  Also, you can create your own syntax file to support other programming languages.
If you want to add your own syntax type, you must create a syntax file and add it to the File Syntax page of the Options dialog box.
Syntax File
Syntax file is a plain text file which has ".aes" extension and should be written in predefined format.  You can also insert comment line in syntax file.  Comment line must begin with "##".
  • DELIMITER
    • Specifies delimiters for parsing keywords.  You don't need to specify the space character and the tab character here, since those are treated as delimiter by default.
    [DELIMITER]
    ,(){}[]-+*/=~!@#$%^&|\<>?:;."'`
  • CASE
    • Specifies case sensitivity.  'y' for yes and 'n' for no.  Default value is 'n'.
    [CASE]
    y
  • LINE_COMMENT
    • Specifies a string which turns on line comment.  In this case a new line is required for each string.
    [LINE_COMMENT]
    //
    ...
  • LINE_COMMENT_CONTINUE
    • Specifies a string which continues the line comment.  In this case a new line is required for each string.
    [LINE_COMMENT_CONTINUE]
    \
    ...
  • BLOCK_COMMENT
    • Specifies the strings which turns on and turns off block comment.  If you only defined the "Block Comment On" or "Block Comment Off", AptEdit will ignore it.
    [BLOCK_COMMENT]
    ON=/* OFF=*/
    ...
  • QUOTATION
    • Specifies quotation mark.
    [QUOTATION]
    ON=" OFF="
    ...
  • QUOTATION_CONTINUE
    • Allows un-terminated quotation to be continued to next line.
    [QUOTATION_CONTINUE]
    \
    ...
  • QUOTATION2
    • Specifies alternate quotation mark.
    [QUOTATION2]
    ON=' OFF='
    ...
  • ESCAPE
    • Specifies escape character. Enter only one character here.
    [ESCAPE]
    \
    ...
  • INDENT
    • Specifies the strings which need indentation.
    [INDENT]
    {
    case
    ...
  • UNINDENT
    • Specifies the strings which don't need indentation.
    [UNINDENT]
    }
    ...
  • COLLAPSE_EXPAND
    • Specifies a string which turns on or turns off collapsing/expanding block.
    [COLLAPSE_EXPAND]
    ON={ OFF=}
    ...
  • MATCH_BRACE
    • Specifies a string which turns on or turns off matching brace.
    [MATCH_BRACE]
    ON={ OFF=}
    ...
  • NUMBER_PATTERN
    • 'cpp' for C/C++ number syntax highlighting.
    [NUMBER_PATTERN]
    CPP
  • PREFIX
    • Specifies keyword prefix character.  Any word that follows the prefix will be treated as a keyword.
    [PREFIX]
    $
    ...
  • KEYWORD Groups
    • Each keyword group begins with [KEYWORD] statement with optional description of the group.  The string after "=" is the name of the keyword groups.  If you don't define the name of the keyword group, it will be named as Keyword1, Keyword2, etc. Keyword list follows from the next line.
    [KEYWORD=Reserved Word]
    auto
    bool break
    ...
    [KEYWORD=Compiler Directive]
    #define
    #elif #else #endif #error
    ...
    Syntax File Sample
    Syntax File for C/C++.
    ## C/C++ Syntax File

    [DELIMITER]
    ,(){}[]-+*/=~!@#$%^&|\<>?:;."'`
    [CASE]
    y
    [LINE_COMMENT]
    //
    [LINE_COMMENT_CONTINUE]
    \
    [BLOCK_COMMENT]
    ON=/* OFF=*/
    [QUOTATION]
    ON=" OFF="
    [QUOTATION_CONTINUE]
    \
    [QUOTATION2]
    ON=' OFF='
    [ESCAPE]
    \
    [INDENT]
    {
    case
    default
    do
    else
    for
    if
    switch
    while
    [UNINDENT]
    }
    [COLLAPSE_EXPAND]
    ON={ OFF=}
    ON=BEGIN_MESSAGE_MAP OFF=END_MESSAGE_MAP
    [MATCH_BRACE]
    ON={ OFF=}
    ON=( OFF=)
    ON=[ OFF=]
    [NUMBER_PATTERN]
    CPP

    [KEYWORD=Reserved Word]
    auto
    bool break
    case catch char cerr cin class const continue cout
    default delete do double
    else enum explicit extern
    float for friend
    goto
    if inline int
    long
    namespace new
    operator
    private protected public
    register return
    short signed sizeof static struct switch
    template this throw try typedef
    union unsigned
    virtual void volatile
    while
    __asm __fastcall __based __cdecl __pascal __inline __multiple_inheritance __single_inheritance __virtual_inheritance

    [Keyword=Compiler Directive]
    #define
    #elif #else #endif #error
    #include #if #ifdef #ifndef
    #line
    #pragma
    #undef
    #using
        
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