On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 8:17:58 AM UTC-6, BPJ wrote: > I'm trying to write my own syntax file for a language where there are a lot > of groups of the form > > :syn match langSomeGrp /^\s*KeyWord.*/ > > The problem is that there are also end-of-line comments > > :syn match langComment /--.*/ > > which can either stand on a line of its own OR be contained in a group like > the above. How do I express that? Is it OK to have a contains=grpB in the > declaration of a match grpA without a containedin=grpA in the declaration of > match grpB?
Yes, this is OK. Actually even with a containedin declaration, the a syntax definition can still match at the top level. It is only when you add the keyword "contained" that a group cannot match at the top level, and MUST be contained inside another match. -- -- You received this message from the "vim_use" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "vim_use" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vim_use+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
