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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	JavaCC, a Java Compiler Compiler written by JavaSoft
+" Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
+" URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/javacc.vim
+" Last Change:	2001 Jun 20
+
+" Uses java.vim, and adds a few special things for JavaCC Parser files.
+" Those files usually have the extension  *.jj
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+if version < 600
+  syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+  finish
+endif
+
+" source the java.vim file
+if version < 600
+  source <sfile>:p:h/java.vim
+else
+  runtime! syntax/java.vim
+endif
+unlet b:current_syntax
+
+"remove catching errors caused by wrong parenthesis (does not work in javacc
+"files) (first define them in case they have not been defined in java)
+syn match	javaParen "--"
+syn match	javaParenError "--"
+syn match	javaInParen "--"
+syn match	javaError2 "--"
+syn clear	javaParen
+syn clear	javaParenError
+syn clear	javaInParen
+syn clear	javaError2
+
+" remove function definitions (they look different) (first define in
+" in case it was not defined in java.vim)
+"syn match javaFuncDef "--"
+syn clear javaFuncDef
+syn match javaFuncDef "[$_a-zA-Z][$_a-zA-Z0-9_. \[\]]*([^-+*/()]*)[ \t]*:" contains=javaType
+
+syn keyword javaccPackages options DEBUG_PARSER DEBUG_LOOKAHEAD DEBUG_TOKEN_MANAGER
+syn keyword javaccPackages COMMON_TOKEN_ACTION IGNORE_CASE CHOICE_AMBIGUITY_CHECK
+syn keyword javaccPackages OTHER_AMBIGUITY_CHECK STATIC LOOKAHEAD ERROR_REPORTING
+syn keyword javaccPackages USER_TOKEN_MANAGER  USER_CHAR_STREAM JAVA_UNICODE_ESCAPE
+syn keyword javaccPackages UNICODE_INPUT
+syn match javaccPackages "PARSER_END([^)]*)"
+syn match javaccPackages "PARSER_BEGIN([^)]*)"
+syn match javaccSpecToken "<EOF>"
+" the dot is necessary as otherwise it will be matched as a keyword.
+syn match javaccSpecToken ".LOOKAHEAD("ms=s+1,me=e-1
+syn match javaccToken "<[^> \t]*>"
+syn keyword javaccActionToken TOKEN SKIP MORE SPECIAL_TOKEN
+syn keyword javaccError DEBUG IGNORE_IN_BNF
+
+" Define the default highlighting.
+" For version 5.7 and earlier: only when not done already
+" For version 5.8 and later: only when an item doesn't have highlighting yet
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_css_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_css_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+  HiLink javaccSpecToken Statement
+  HiLink javaccActionToken Type
+  HiLink javaccPackages javaScopeDecl
+  HiLink javaccToken String
+  HiLink javaccError Error
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "javacc"
+
+" vim: ts=8