XYS Syntax Highlighting/Autocomplete for Notepad++

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Write code with beautiful syntax highlighting, launch scripts and translate comments directly from Notepad++. Download here or read about manual customization.

Auto-completion and code snippets
Type any keyword, e.g. if too see it's special expansion (code snippet/template).

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Press Tab to insert code snippet; press Ctrl+L to move caret to the next placholder (e.g. inside if { } block).
Auto-completion allows you to write commands and functions in PascalCase, making your code readable.

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GetPathComponent
OpenCommandPrompt
Include_Once
IndexAtPos

Documentation popup and function parameters help
Hover your mouse on function/keyword to see documentation popup; click on it to open next page.

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Type ( after function name or press Ctrl+Shift+O to see calltip (function parameters hint); Ctrl+J - next page, Ctrl+U - previous page.

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You don't have to memorize default values anymore! Now you can see what each function does if you omit specific parameters:

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{Integer} Explode($array, ItemList, [separator='|'], [flag (e)])
{List} ExtList(type, [list (?|'')], [switches (a|r)])
{String} ExtractText([file=<curitem>], [bitness=64], [flag (1)])
{String} ExtraTag([id {ex}(1-16)|CurColumnCaption], [definition|caption])
{List} Favs([type=d (d|f)], [list], [separator=<crlf>], [action='a' (a|aa|p|pp|s|d)])
{Integer}FilesEqual([file1=<curitem>], [file2=<curitemprev>], [hash='md5' (md5|crc32|sha1|sha256|sha512)])
{Integer} FileSize([file=<curitem>])

The functions return different values, which have been divided into categories (types) for convenience:

• {Bool} - true or false
• {Integer} - Integer value, literal (e.g. Asc)
• {String} - Something inside quotes " or ' (e.g. GetPathComponent)
• {List} - A string containing elements separated by a character. You may have seen the lists in the help file (e.g. Caption|Data|Icon from InputSelect example)
• {Date} - Date (and time) string. Depends on format, e.g. "yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn:ss" from DatePicker
• {Void} - Returns nothing (just performs some actions like any command)

Curly braces { } are only needed to visually separate the type from the function name. You may encounter other types like {Char} or {Array} that are specific to individual functions.

The commands do not return a value ({Void} type), but you can still see their default parameters:

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Goto [location], [reuseexistingtab (0|1)]
Gsm [index]
Hash([algo='md5' (md5|crc32|sha1|sha256|sha512)], [string], [flags (0|1|2|4)])
HashList([algo='md5' (md5|crc32|sha1|sha256|sha512)], [filelist])
Help [page]
Hex([integer], [rlen=0])

Both auto-completion and docs popup can display undocumented and deprecated commands.

Offline documentation search in xyplorer.chm
Select any keyword/function/command to see it's official documentation from bundled help file.

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Other Features
Run script
Press "Run" button or Ctrl+Shift+S shortcut. Add step; command in your script to debug it.

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Create .reg file:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_USERS\_CURRENT\Software\Classes\Applications\XYplorer.exe\shell\open\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\ToYu\\XYplorer\\XYplorer.exe\" /feed=|::load \"%1\";|"

Make sure that there's correct path to your xyplorer.exe. Merge it. This is necessary to run scripts.
Reboot your system.

Context menu actions

• Translate selected text, get alternative translation variants.
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• Add separators with text (Alt+Z to comment the line).
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• Align text vertically (Alt+X).
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• Change text case.
• Find magic number: CLSID, shell::: or any variable like %AppData%, etc.

Re-designed search/replace dialog
Bigger font, bigger buttons, more readable query with monospace font.

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Shortcuts:

• Ctrl+F - find in file
• Ctrl+R - replace in file
• Ctrl+Shift+F - find in files. Specify *.xys after the filter icon to search in your scripts. Check Follow cur to search in current folder and sub-folders. Un-check to preserve current path for future queries.

Press Ctrl+E to search for all calls of the function under caret.

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Syntax Highlighting
Syntax highlighting is designed so that the most important things are bright and slightly contrasting.

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Negation, break, end, unstep, error, crash are bright red.

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return, step and continue are bright cyan to see the control flow.

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Operators and comments are dark do not distract from code reading.

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Other syntax contains pastel colors, which are not too contrasting and allow identifiers and variables to be distinguished.

Download here or read about manual customization.