Re: What is this syntax for in php-mode.el

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

Lennart Borgman (gmail) wrote:
> Stefan Monnier wrote:
>
> > Please tell the author that he doesn't need this gymnastics.
> > Just set # to comment-starter in the syntax-table and be done with it.
> > Make sure it has the comment-style (a or b) corresponding to the one 
> > of \n
> > (presumably it's b, if I read the problem-comment above correctly):
> >
> >     (modify-syntax-entry ?# "< b" php-mode-syntax-table)
>
>
> But as Ted pointed out before PHP has 3 comment styles, the two from 
> C/C++ and then the shell comment style above. Is it really possible to 
> handle this with the syntax table?


And maybe I should have tested first ...

Thanks Stefan, it works.