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

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    • alanrew
      alanrew last edited by

      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.

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      • guy038
        guy038 last edited by guy038

        Hello, @alanrew,

        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

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