Re: Highlight parent if--else

[Nikolaj Schumacher <n_schumacher@xxxxxx>]

Xah <xahlee@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Jul 30, 6:30 pm, "Will Chang" <changwei...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Can we highlight IF, ELSE END IF just like highlight-parentheses?
>
> However, it is possible to write one that does that by using elisp's
> syntax table.

I don't think so.  Syntax tables can only match single characters.

One would have to write versions of `up-list' and maybe `forward-sexp'.
The rest can be done with existing code.


regards,
Nikolaj Schumacher