<![CDATA[User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding]]>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.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/13259/user-defined-language-problem-with-code-foldingRSS for NodeMon, 13 Apr 2026 01:24:33 GMTThu, 09 Feb 2017 10:40:33 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:11:12 GMT]]>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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/22691https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/22691Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:11:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:32:55 GMT]]>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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/22651https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/22651Mon, 13 Mar 2017 16:32:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:16:23 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21818https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21818Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:16:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:35:51 GMT]]>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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21813https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21813Mon, 13 Feb 2017 08:35:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:20:27 GMT]]>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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21753https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21753Fri, 10 Feb 2017 16:20:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:36:22 GMT]]>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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21742https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21742Fri, 10 Feb 2017 07:36:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to User-Defined Language | Problem with Code Folding on Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:58:15 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21734https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/21734Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:58:15 GMT