topic Re: If statement - comma in Discussions

If statement - comma

hogi — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:32:55 GMT

In JSL Editor, when the cursor is on the left of an opening bracket or on the right of a closing bracket, the bracket and the "other" bracket are highlighted:

This behavior is known from other code editors and it helps a lot to find the way through complicated code : )

Is there a similar trick to highlight both brackets when the cursor is on the right of a comma which belongs to the same structure?

slim version of:
I wonder if such a functionality is already available - or planned for a future release ...

Re: If statement - comma

Mark_Bailey — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:00:17 GMT

You can press Command-] on Mac or Control-] on Windows. It will select the inclusive 'fences.'

Re: If statement - comma

hogi — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 15:37:47 GMT

Wonderful, thank you !!!!

I am SOO glad I asked.
Extreme boost for my code debugging : )

A pity that I didn't ask 2 years ago !!

for other languages, Keyboard layouts (?) , it might be

Re: If statement - comma

ErraticAttack — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:36:32 GMT

Is this a JMP18 only thing? I'm not seeing it in my JMP Pro 17.2

Re: If statement - comma

hogi — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:25:23 GMT

it is there in JMP 17.2:
hm ...

Re: If statement - comma

hogi — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 22:27:11 GMT

maybe unintentionally disabled?

Re: If statement - comma

Mark_Bailey — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:40:42 GMT

This behavior has existed in the JMP Script Editor for many releases. It is not new or unique to JMP 18.