PHP instead <?php and php> {PHP} and {/PHP}

[sunshinebard]

I really have trouble to find out the following:

I would like the exact same Language for php, but since I use a speacial programm, I need
{PHP} and {/PHP}
instead of
<?php and php>

can someone create an xml for this please?
(I can’t find the xml for php that I can build it on.)

[PeterJones]

@sunshinebard ,

I can’t find the xml for php that I can build it on

The built-in lexers (like PHP) are separate from the User Defined Language lexing , so there is no such creature to find – there is no way to start a UDL based on the settings for a built-in lexer.

You either need to code a new lexer or lexer plugin, or update the PHP lexer coding and recompile, or create a new UDL from scratch. The last option seems your best choice, though because UDL isn’t as powerful as a true built-in or plugin lexer, you’ll probably be somewhat disappointed in the results.

[sunshinebard]

Thank you!
do you know if there already is a php based UDL that I can modify slightly with this beginning {PHP} and ending {/PHP}?
i have trouble finding it here:
github com/notepad-plus-plus/userDefinedLanguages/blob/master/UDLs/Geomatica_EASI_byPhilippeCote.xml (missing 1 rep to send links)

compiling new sounds pretty hard for a newby like me.

[PeterJones]

@sunshinebard said in PHP instead <?php and php> {PHP} and {/PHP}:

do you know if there already is a php based UDL that I can modify slightly with this beginning {PHP} and ending {/PHP}?
i have trouble finding it here:

The User Defined Language (UDL) collection does not appear to have a PHP UDL. Most of the time, people don’t bother creating a UDL for a language that Notepad++ handles natively, unless they find something that doesn’t quite meet their needs. (But given how few are published to replace existing lexers, I think they also discover that the limitations of UDL outweigh the missing aspects of the built-in lexer, so don’t bother sharing it. And most of the ones that do exist were actually made before Notepad++ added native support for that language.)

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I’ve upvoted you now, so that limitation is gone.

compiling new sounds pretty hard for a newby like me.

Well, yes, compiling it yourself isn’t for the faint of heart. I was trying to steer you toward making your own UDL, because making a simple UDL is actually really easy: just put a few keywords in the “Define Your Language” dialog.

If you do create a UDL for PHP, or for your modified PHP, feel free to share it in the Collection.

But really, if the only difference in your language is that it uses {PHP} and {/PHP} , you could probably just use the EnhanceAnyLexer plugin to enhance the PHP-lexer to highlight 0x123456 = {/?PHP} (where 0x123456 is the 0xGGBBRR color code you want to use for that.)

[sunshinebard]

@PeterJones
I installed it. do you know how I can achieve that screenshot 1 will look like screenshot 2
just coloring it won’t work I’m afraid

btw: thank you very much for your help so far!

[Ekopalypse]

@sunshinebard

I’m afraid that doesn’t seem to be possible, as < seems to be a critical part for the php/html/xml lexer.
It looks like you need to create a UDL yourself.

[sunshinebard]

@Ekopalypse
Thank you for your help! what a pitty. (right now it is easier to just copy the code in between the working <php …)