[#IDEABKL-3084] Structural Search type constraint text boxes use Java syntax highlighting even though they are not Java code

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Structural Search type constraint text boxes use Java syntax highlighting even though they are not Java code

Created: 22 May 05 04:49 Updated: 30 Oct 06 17:18

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Structural Search and Replace

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	~~IDEA-10111~~ Escape patterns in structural search/...

Build:	3,341
Severity:	Medium

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Typing ".*Object[]" in a type constraint box in SS "edit variables" highlights the two backslashes in red, as if they are incorrect. However, they are correct because the text is an RE, not Java code.

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Sascha Weinreuter - 25 Oct 06 17:16

All textfields in IDEA that accept regular expressions should get appropriate syntax/error highlighting, etc. There's even an (almost) ready-to-use language-implementation available out there...

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Maxim Mossienko - 25 Oct 06 17:29

Surely, they will when some working implementation become available...

If someone would know how many ALMOST ready-to-use language-implementation available ...

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Sascha Weinreuter - 30 Oct 06 17:18

I guess that depends on the definition of "almost" (and maybe of "available")

I was just referring to the fact that my regular expression implementation is currently not bundled in the best way to be instantly reusable (which is due to ~~IDEADEV-10508~~). But apart from that, it IS ready-to-use