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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: my-calculate-indent function
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:06:38 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwvirbvbt2l.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: mailman.2156.1176768900.7795.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org

> i'm working on a major mode for a simple script language.

> blocks are enclosed in {}, and i wrote this function:

> (defun tintin-calculate-indent ()
>   (let ((opened (count-matches "{" 0 (point)))
>         (closed (count-matches "}" 0 (point))))
>     (max 0
>      (if (equal (char-after) 125)
>          (* tintin-indentation-step (- (- opened closed) 1))
>        (* tintin-indentation-step (- opened closed))))))

(nth 0 (syntax-ppss <pos>)) returns more or less (- opened closed).


        Stefan


PS: In Emacs<22, parse-partial-sexp can give you that info instead of
    syntax-ppss.

       reply	other threads:[~2007-04-17  3:06 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.2156.1176768900.7795.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2007-04-17  3:06 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2007-04-20  2:21   ` my-calculate-indent function Tim X
2007-04-20  2:18 ` Tim X
2007-04-17  0:02 Pietro Giorgianni

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