User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding

Lukas Kiefer

Hi there!

I set up a user defined language for maxscript and so far i have everything working except code folding.

Code example:

		--- loop each state
		for thestate in allstates do
		(
			--- restores a scenestate by name
			sceneStateMgr.RestoreAllParts thestate
			
			-- what values are saved in it?
			statebitarray = sceneStateMgr.GetParts thestate
			
			--- set layer status to hidden or not
			myLayer = LayerManager.getLayerFromName layername
			myLayer.on = theswitch
			
			if updatenested then
			(
				-- handle children
				layerRT = mylayer.layerAsRefTarg
				for a=1 to layerRT.getNumChildren() do
				(
					childlayer = layerRT.getChild a
					childlayer.on = mylayer.on
				)
			)
			
			-- save scene state with the same name
			sceneStateMgr.Capture thestate statebitarray
		)

What i would like to achieve is code folding the nested brackets. If i set up the UDL for folding with
Open: (
Middle:
Close: )
the folding looks like this:
image

Is there a way to fix this?
Folding by intendation would also be fine, although when researching it, it kinda seemed to me like that’s a python exclusive thing.

Claudia Frank

@Lukas-Kiefer

Your example works for me.
By any chance do you use non-windows eol?
Recently one reported an issue when using unix eols.

Yes, you are right, UDL cannot use indention for folding.

Cheers
Claudia

Lukas Kiefer

Okay thank you. I tried changing the eol but it didn’t help.

I figured it out by myself. Problem causing my issue was i set the Close on line comments to ((EOL)).
Somehow that caused code folding on some line comments.

Now that i have that working i have one more question.

Functions are defined like this:
fn updatelayertoscenestates layername mode:1 updatenested:true = (return true)

Is it possible to style the optional parameters (The ones followed by “:”)?

Cheers and thank you for helping me

Claudia Frank

I understand that, from your example, you want to have the 1 and the word true colored.
No, I don’t think it is possible using the current udl version.

Cheers
Claudia

Lukas Kiefer

Hi, no that’s not what i mean.
I’d like to have the “mode:” and “updatenested:” colored. Basically every word ending on “:”.

Cheers
Lukas

Claudia Frank

@Lukas-Kiefer

Quick update as I’m on the run, maybe using a delimiter
Open fn
Close =
and allowing nesting?
Assuming that function name function definition and parameters
are part of keywords, numbers etc…

Cheers
Claudia

WerwacK

Hi Lukas,

I am sharing a User Defined Language setup for Maxscript on my webpage if you want.
I found it on the web a long time ago and use it regularly. It is not perfect though, so I am currently asking for help in order to see the functions in the Functions Lister panel (another thread in this forum).

http://werwackfx.com/index.php/graphictools/maxscript-main/maxscript-articles/73-maxscriptinnotepadpp

I didn’t found how to set up the folding blocks eithers unfortunately.

Hope this helps,

Werwack

WerwacK

Hi Lukas,

This thread about Maxscript may also interest you: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/13443/need-help-to-make-maxscript-functions-recognized-by-function-list

Werwack