How can I style just the number prefix?

[Peter Lind]

Hello

I’m trying to style the number prefix in this language definition. It doesn’t seem to work, and I can’t seem to find other styles that has this.

What I want is the prefix for numbers to be in a different style than the number. Like:

#05

I want the # to be in one style, and the 05 to be in another.

Any way to do this?

Thanks in advance!
Peter

[PeterJones]

@Peter-Lind said in How can I style just the number prefix?:

Any way to do this?

In just native UDL? No.

With the EnhanceAnyLexer plugin, you could define a regex that would be used to change the foreground color of matched text. For example, if you want #$ #% # $ % as prefixes to numbers to be a different color than the rest of the number, you could use Plugins > EnhanceAnyLexer > Enhance current language, then use

0x0000FF = (?-s)(#\$|#%|#|\$|%)(?=[0-9a-f])

You also either need to make sure that 3 isn’t in the list of excluded_styles in that config, or use the newer syntax (described in the ini file) which allows specifying a regex only for the specific style #3.

This will turn the #$ #% # $ % prefixes red, even though the rest of the number is pink; and if those sequences aren’t before a valid number, then it won’t be highlighted either:

[Peter Lind]

@ PeterJones Thank you!