gcbasic Syntax file mod

I have modified my gcbasic.sintax file for the CodeEditor to set the color highlighting closer to the GCB IDE that I am used to.
Line 48 (preprocessor) was also highlighting the whole line, changed to [\^]
A few of rules I can't get to work:
1. A line ending with semi colon:
2. Operators + - = / < > >= <=
3. A block comment (multilineComment)
   /*
     Commented code
     etc...
   */

I am still learning to understand the rule structure (without a good reference), looks like QRegExp is like RichText?
For the block comment it seems the functionality exists in source but I cant get the rule exression/structure right.

This is not that important & I appreciate there are other more pressing issues to deal with.

Observations:
The .gcb file extension must be lower case.\

I have modified my gcbasic.sintax file for the CodeEditor to set the color highlighting closer to the GCB IDE that I am used to.
Line 48 (preprocessor) was also highlighting the whole line, changed to [\^]

Thanks, following GCB IDE color highlighting looks a good idea.
Changes added to development version.

A few of rules I can't get to work:
1. A line ending with semi colon:
2. Operators + - = / < > >= <=

Can yo share what you tried?

3. A block comment (multilineComment)
  /*
    Commented code
    etc...
  */

Added block comment to sintax files (needs start and end expressions):

Code:


multiLineComment-style: #00a651 default false true
multiLineComment: "/\\*" "\\*/"



Using SimulIDE_0.4.15-SR1_Win64 (tested win32 same)

I did have that expression at some point multiLineComment: "/\\*" "\\*/"
But I still don't get block comment. (will have to try on my dev PC in the morning...)

Using SimulIDE_0.4.15-SR1_Win64 (tested win32 same)

I did have that expression at some point multiLineComment: "/\\*" "\\*/"
But I still don't get block comment. (will have to try on my dev PC in the morning...)

This is in development version.
Not possible in 0.4.15.SR1.

ok thanks,  I test on "SimulIDE_0.5.16-R373_Win64"= no block highlight.

Can yo share what you tried?

I need to learn/refer more on Regular Expressions first...

Update:
The line end with semiColon : (Sub) is hilite ok now,

Code:

subroutine-style: #FF1493 default true false
 subroutine: "^(.*):"

For the operators it is part working... (see image line19)

Code:

operator-style: #800000 default true false
operator: "[\(\)\/\=\+\-\<\>]"

Looks like the < > are the problem, it works on regex101.com (without quotes)

Also need to workout how to exclude '/' character(divide) when it is an operator from hilite as comment color.

This detects hex number also...

Code:

number-style: #FF0000 default True false
number: "\b[0-9]+\b" "0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+"

After its working then I need to check for missing operator/keyword etc...

Uploaded build at Rev 392.

This build has multiline comment functional.
Have a look at new readme_sintax.txt file.

I see the changes, no header in .sintax file, readme common to all.

Tested working for R392 winx64:
. multiline comment,
. subroutine,  
. number(now include hex numbers)
. divide chr is now operator color.
. operators is part working (see image circled) the < > characters are escaped so issue might be in the regexp engine ?

With the number rule it is working with 2 regexp on the same line.

. operators is part working (see image circled) the < > characters are escaped so issue might be in the regexp engine ?

htmlTag rule is interfering with < > characters.

Indeed I don't know why htmlTag rule is there....

With the number rule it is working with 2 regexp on the same line.

Yes, you can use several regexps for one style.
It is equivalent to create several rules with same style.
What you can't do is mixing a regexp and a word list  in the same rule.

I should have seen that...

Just commented the 2 lines

Code:

#htmlTag-style: #303078 default false false
#htmlTag: "<.*>"

Issue with subroutine rule:

Just need to include "only if contains no whitespace"

Sub name Label hilite is working better now  

Code:

 Label: "^[A-Za-z_]\w+:"


It just needs to be at the start of line.
Tested in V16-R413

Update 2021-08-01:
Change rule name "Subroutine" to "Label" in gcbasic.sintax file

Note: gcb file loaded must be lower case extension.