Creating a syntax file need to grab a global variable to match.

[Robert]

One of the plugins that I use allows the end user to redefine a variable to use different markers for text replacement.

It defaults to:

startDelim is: {{+
endDelim is: +}}

I would like to grab the global variable g:startDelim and g:endDelim and use that in my syntax matching group.

Since the end user can remap it and I do using || instead of the curly brackets, I need to grab and use that global variable.

I can force match it to my own choice with:

syntax match mystartKeyword "\v\|\|\+"
syntax match myKeyword "\v\+\|\|"

But that's not optimal.

Is that possible?

Thanks for any help and suggestions.

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Bob

[Sergey Golitsynskiy]

On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 3:50:29 PM UTC-5, Robert wrote:
> One of the plugins that I use allows the end user to redefine a variable to use different markers for text replacement.
>
> It defaults to:
>
> startDelim is: {{+
> endDelim is: +}}
>
> I would like to grab the global variable g:startDelim and g:endDelim and use that in my syntax matching group.

Bob -
Have you tried something like this:

exe "syntax match mystartKeyword /" . g:startDelim . "/"
exe "syntax match myKeyword /" . g:endDelim . "/"

I've tried it - works fine.

Sergey

[Robert]

Worked perfectly! Thanks!

Bob