Notepad++ and stdint.h types

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Notepad++ C and C++ builtin languages, do not recognize stdint types (uint8_t etc) and as such these types do not get colored.

Is there a way to extract the builtin language, so that the stdint types are inserted, whithout having to create a new language from scratch?

Why should npp treat those types differently from any other types defined in the standard library? — David Heffernan, Oct 21 '13 at 09:56
Because one could write his code using only stdint types, which unlike C core types, do not get colored. — George P., Oct 21 '13 at 10:24
The "stdint types" you mention are mere *typedefs*, nothing else; that's why they are not "recognized". Fortunately, Notepad++ is fully open source, so you can download, adjust to personal taste, and re-compile it. — Jongware, Oct 21 '13 at 10:32
All above comments are correct. I'm not testing the validity of npp chosing not to paint the stdint types. I'm just trying to beautify / make my code more visible. — George P., Oct 21 '13 at 10:42

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 21 '13 at 10:15

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Go to Settings > Style Configurator, and then to C / C++ languages, and then to the TYPE WORD style. There you can add new types uint8_t, uint16_t, uint32_t, int8_t etc in the User-defined keywords textbox.

answered Oct 21 '13 at 10:15

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Yeap, your advice solved my problem easily without hassle! Kudos! – George P. Oct 21 '13 at 10:38

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '13 at 09:59

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\Notepad++\plugins\APIs\

thats what you're lookig for

answered Oct 21 '13 at 09:59

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Thanks, there are the builtin .xml files! It need some work, because the files can't be directly imported but I guess it can be done. – George P. Oct 21 '13 at 10:33

Notepad++ and stdint.h types

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