This page describes the vim syntax file for JFlex. It exentends vim’s syntax highlighting to JFlex specifications. It recognizes JFlex keywords, macro definitions, and Java actions.

The vim syntax file is also part of the JFlex distribution (in the lib/ directory)

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JFLex Vim syntax file: jflex.vim

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Installation

1. Put the file jflex.vim into the directory ~/.vim/syntax.

2. Put the following code at the end of your vim init file ~/.vimrc:

    augroup filetype                                                     
      au BufRead,BufNewFile *.flex,*.jflex    set filetype=jflex         
    augroup END                                                          
    au Syntax jflex    so ~/.vim/syntax/jflex.vim                        

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Syntax highlighting is also available for XEmacs.

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