Re: [Help-java2html] single line comments and newlines

[Lorenzo Bettini]

Robert Wetzel wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> > Did this problem take place only for single line comments?
> 
> Long answer:
> 
>   scanner.ll defines different 'states' for single line and
>   multi line comments. Currently the following are defined:
> 
>     <multi-line-comment>  ::= "/*" { ... } "*/"
> 
>     <single-line-comment> ::= "//" { ... } "\n"
> 
>   This follows the definitions of the Java Language Specification,
>   section 3.7 (Comments).
> 
>   Unfortunately, java2html handles these comments as a whole,
>   adding the 'decorators' only before and after the comments.
>   As the multi line comments do not end with a newline, they
>   will be displayed (and rendered) correctly. Single line
>   comments end with a newline, which is treated as a part of
>   the comment. That's why the </span> was placed _after_ the
>   newline. The patch exchanges the order of the end decoration
>   and the newline for single line comments.

OK, now I see the problem, and actually another solution could be to
"put the \n back" (lex can do it); however first I'll try your patch :-)

thanks again

cheers
        Lorenzo

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