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Hi (again).
In Dev-C++ -> Tools -> Editor Options -> Syntax, you can modifie the colors of indentifiers, symbols, reserved words and etc.
My question is if you can change the strings where the editor reacts on of the reserved words.
Normally like 'int', 'char', 'if' etc. will turn bold but I am wondering of you can change the strings where it reacts to.
Thanks.
Unfortunately not with Dev-C++. I've once looked through the files installed and there doesn't seem to be anything either. It seems to be hardcoded into dev-c++ executable.
CodeBlocks offer that functionality, if you must have it.
I don't think I understand by "change the strings where the editor reacts on". I'm going to guess you mean changing the actual keyword string. As in... you can change int to integer. The answer to that is of course, no. Keywords are standard so they don't conflict with identifiers, functions, and class names. If you made them whatever you wanted and pasted someone else's code, their identifiers might conflict with your custom keywords.
I believe he means adding user defined keywords
What the hell is a user defined keyword? All "keyword" means is it's reserved by the language. So user defined keyword means what exactly? You want to make up words that you can't use as identifiers?
If you want to color code your user-defined objects and namespaces for instance.
You can... they're called identifers. It's in the list of syntax. Select it and change the color to whatever you want.
Well for example: If I want to use 'Integer' instead standard 'int', I could do it like this, I do think though that it shouldn't be used:
PHP Code:# define Integer int
That's not the editor, that's in the code. There is nothing wrong with that if you like it, really... but changing the way the editor displays reserved words is a different story.
Yes. That's ugly. Even though windows libraries are renowned for using such defines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yuri
CodeBlocks allows you to change those colors since you can edit the list of reserved words
Lol! Why exactly?Quote:
Originally Posted by SlyMaelstrom
It's a matter of taste, don't you agree? No rules are being broken. Some people do find it easy to change the list of reserved words so that they can specify their own. It doesn't alter the rules of the language, just the way the editor display these words.
Why do you think so many editors offer this functionality?
Yes it does alter the rules of the language. If I wanted to change the reserved int data type to the foo data type... almost any code example in the history of coding would end up conflicting.Now depending on how your silly implementation works, you'll either end up changing all the instances of foo back to int or it will just leave it all as foo. Either way, the compiler is going to complain that your using a reserved word as an identifier.Code:#include <iostream>
foo main() {
foo foo = 10;
std::cout << "This is the number 10: " << foo;
}
We're not talking about color or font here Mario, we're talking about THE ACTUAL WORD. Changing this is not offered in any legitimate C++ compiler.
Well:
Is something like this, right?PHP Code:# define Integer int
Ok, now asume you attempt the first code, the define code, with all C++ standard keywords.PHP Code:typedef int Intgerer
For example:
At my Dev-C++ compiler it bolds the keywords , but if I define it like above I can use myPHP Code:# define Boolean bool
# define Character char
# define Integer int
...
# define If if
own keywords but my own keywords are not bolded out by the compiler,
logical, because they are not standard.
Sly, this is the OP question.Quote:
Hi (again).
In Dev-C++ -> Tools -> Editor Options -> Syntax, you can modifie the colors of indentifiers, symbols, reserved words and etc.
My question is if you can change the strings where the editor reacts on of the reserved words.
Normally like 'int', 'char', 'if' etc. will turn bold but I am wondering of you can change the strings where it reacts to.
Now... what part of it don't you understand?
You have to bolden all of your identifiers. That can yield ugly code, though. Check codeblocks and see if they offer more options as to what exactly your enboldening, but I'm not sure they'll give you too many more options. To most compilers an identifer is an identifer, regardless of whether it's a type definition or a variable name or whatever.
at last!
Isn't that what I told him in the first place?
You ought to read more. I quoted exactly what I didn't understand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario F.
"change the strings where the editor reacts on of the reserved words"
Now what does that sound like to you? To me it says "how can I change the words that the compiler uses as keywords". Everything I've posted thus far has been in regards to that question.
I'm not sure he'll be satisfied with the results as I don't even know that is what he was asking in the first place. In any sense, you yourself said:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario F.
which, I also replied to saying you can't do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario F.
Well code blocks allows him to change those strings.
Why? Exactly because some people prefer to have their defines based on reserved words color coded like a reserved word. Also because some people like to have their classes (user-defined objects as I said earlier) color coded like their reserved words.
Usually the procedure is not to delete from the list of reserved words, but instead add to it. But basically it's a matter of preference.
It's hard for me to explain but I think I would have the best result to change the Reserved Words, but Mario F. tolled me there were hard coded, so I think I'm stuck.
Yes. You can't do that on dev-c++. You can on CodeClocks.
And I'm done with this thread.