[Feature] double-click on PHP variable name to select '$' as well as character part

alanrew · Apr 29, 2017, 5:36 PM

If I specify that the language in a file is PHP, I’d like np++ to select the entire variable name
$name

when I double-click on it, not just the ‘name’ part.

PhpStorm, for example, does this & it seems the natural thing to do.

Would really appreciate this.

guy038 · Apr 29, 2017, 6:32 PM

Starting with the 7.3.1 version of N++, you can change the default word characters list ( any character matched by the regex \w )

Select the menu option Settings > Preferences… > Delimiter > Word character List
Click on the choice : Add your character as part of word
Type in the $ character, in the field
Close the Preferences dialog

Et voilà !

Remarks :

Strangely, the regex \w, still, does NOT match the $ symbol !?. Therefore, a PHP variable name should be matched with the regex \$\w+
A double-click on words , containing the $ symbol or ending with it will, also, select them !

Best Regards

guy038