[Lazarus] SynEdit lexer dont hilite & char

[AlexeyT via Lazarus]

MartinFb, are you sure & char must not be hilited as .,:= etc? it's
black here.

procedure TRTBSource.SaveToFile(&File:string);
var
  Data:TStrings;
begin
Data:=TStringList.Create;
Data.Text:=Text;
Data.SaveToFile(&File);
FreeAndNil(Data);
end;

[Martin Frb via Lazarus]

Post by AlexeyT via Lazarus
MartinFb, are you sure & char must not be hilited as .,:= etc? it's
black here.

The & has 2 uses in fpc

&101  an octal number
&word  escape the "word"

the latter makes only sense, if "word" is a reserved keyword.
It allows you to do
  var &type: integer;
"type" being a reserved word can normally not be used in this way. But
the & allows this.

So &type is an identifier same as FooBar. Hence the & is not highlighted.

Post by AlexeyT via Lazarus
procedure TRTBSource.SaveToFile(&File:string);
var
  Data:TStrings;
begin
Data:=TStringList.Create;
Data.Text:=Text;
Data.SaveToFile(&File);
FreeAndNil(Data);
end;

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