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Ravendwyr

12-16-05 05:38 AM

LUA Comments in XML files

I know that to make a comment in an XML file you surround it with , but what about comments with "--" before them?

f.i.

Code:

<Scripts>

 <OnLoad>

  -- call the On Load function

  TestMod_OnLoad();

 </OnLoad>

 <OnEvent>

  -- call the On Event function

  TestMod_OnEvent(event);

 </OnEvent>

</Scripts>

Are they legit comments? If so, is it possible to make them appear green, like the other comments?
If they're not comments, then I'd better get rid of them :)

Nulkris

12-16-05 05:53 AM

They are legitimate. I have started writing a new syntax highlighter for handling Lua in XML, but actually getting it in and working is somewhere behind Lua autocomplete, editor enhancements, UI designer Undo and other stuff I can't think of atm....

So just pretend its green for now, thanks.

Gaal	12-16-05 11:05 AM

Yes, you can use the comment handler at least for most of the XML lines as well, providing you're referencing a LUA file (I believe). I've only had a few cases where this didn't work, and that's when not using a LUA file on the side. I also found the LUA commenter doesn't seem to work in the middle of XML items like it does in real LUA files.

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