Advise for syntax highlighting
Dicebot via Digitalmars-d
digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Fri Mar 27 08:04:17 PDT 2015
Personal preferences:
> * "this" in constructor
>
> this () {}
>
> In TextMate functions/methods are highlighted, should this be
> highlighted as a keyword or as a method?
method
> * "this" in copy constructor
>
> this (this) {}
>
> The "this" parameter, should that be highlighted as a keyword
> or as a parameter?
keyword (because, well, it is not a parameter)
> * The "__ctfe" variable
>
> if (__ctfe) {}
>
> How should this highlighted? I see a couple of alternatives:
>
> - not at all
> - as a keyword
> - as a special recognized built-in symbol, similar to __LINE__
> - as a special recognized library symbol. For example, in the C
> bundle many of functions in the standard library are specially
> recognized and highlighted differently. This might not apply
> here since it's not a library symbol
not at all. The fact it is reserved is already denoted by __,
otherwise it is just another vairable/symbol.
> * __traits identifiers
>
> __traits(allMembers, Foo);
>
> In this case "allMembers". Basically the same question and
> alternatives as for the "__ctfe" variable.
this is different from __ctfe as it is actual compiler built-in
with special semantics. "special recognized built-in symbol" is
probably best fit as it is not listed as keyword either.
> * Predefined version identifiers
>
> version (OSX) {}
>
> Again, same a question and alternatives as for the "__ctfe"
> variable.
"special recognized built-in symbol"
> * Extern identifiers
>
> extern (C)
>
> Again, same a question and alternatives as for the "__ctfe"
> variable.
"special recognized built-in symbol"
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