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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	JavaScript
+" Maintainer:	Claudio Fleiner <claudio@fleiner.com>
+" URL:		http://www.fleiner.com/vim/syntax/javascript.vim
+" Last Change:	2004 May 16
+
+" For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items
+" For version 6.x: Quit when a syntax file was already loaded
+" tuning parameters:
+" unlet javaScript_fold
+
+if !exists("main_syntax")
+  if version < 600
+    syntax clear
+  elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+    finish
+  endif
+  let main_syntax = 'javascript'
+endif
+
+" Drop fold if it set but vim doesn't support it.
+if version < 600 && exists("javaScript_fold")
+  unlet javaScript_fold
+endif
+
+syn case ignore
+
+
+syn keyword javaScriptCommentTodo      TODO FIXME XXX TBD contained
+syn match   javaScriptLineComment      "\/\/.*$" contains=javaScriptCommentTodo
+syn match   javaScriptCommentSkip      "^[ \t]*\*\($\|[ \t]\+\)"
+syn region  javaScriptComment	       start="/\*"  end="\*/" contains=javaScriptCommentTodo
+syn match   javaScriptSpecial	       "\\\d\d\d\|\\."
+syn region  javaScriptStringD	       start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
+syn region  javaScriptStringS	       start=+'+  skip=+\\\\\|\\'+  end=+'+  contains=javaScriptSpecial,@htmlPreproc
+syn match   javaScriptSpecialCharacter "'\\.'"
+syn match   javaScriptNumber	       "-\=\<\d\+L\=\>\|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]\+\>"
+syn region  javaScriptRegexpString     start=+/+ skip=+\\\\\|\\/+ end=+/[gi]\?\s*$+ end=+/[gi]\?\s*[;,)]+me=e-1 contains=@htmlPreproc oneline
+syn keyword javaScriptConditional      if else
+syn keyword javaScriptRepeat	       while for
+syn keyword javaScriptBranch	       break continue switch case default
+syn keyword javaScriptOperator	       new in
+syn keyword javaScriptType	       this var const
+syn keyword javaScriptStatement        return with
+syn keyword javaScriptBoolean	       true false
+
+if exists("javaScript_fold")
+    syn match	javaScriptFunction      "\<function\>"
+    syn region	javaScriptFunctionFold	start="\<function\>.*[^};]$" end="^\z1}.*$" transparent fold keepend
+
+    syn sync match javaScriptSync	grouphere javaScriptFunctionFold "\<function\>"
+    syn sync match javaScriptSync	grouphere NONE "^}"
+
+    setlocal foldmethod=syntax
+    setlocal foldtext=getline(v:foldstart)
+else
+    syn keyword	javaScriptFunction      function
+    syn match	javaScriptBraces	   "[{}]"
+endif
+
+syn sync fromstart
+syn sync maxlines=100
+
+" catch errors caused by wrong parenthesis
+syn region  javaScriptParen       transparent start="(" end=")" contains=javaScriptParen,javaScriptComment,javaScriptSpecial,javaScriptStringD,javaScriptStringS,javaScriptSpecialCharacter,javaScriptNumber,javaScriptRegexpString,javaScriptBoolean,javaScriptBraces
+syn match   javaScrParenError  ")"
+
+if main_syntax == "javascript"
+  syn sync ccomment javaScriptComment
+endif
+
+" 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_javascript_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_javascript_syn_inits = 1
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+  HiLink javaScriptComment	     Comment
+  HiLink javaScriptLineComment	     Comment
+  HiLink javaScriptCommentTodo	     Todo
+  HiLink javaScriptSpecial	     Special
+  HiLink javaScriptStringS	     String
+  HiLink javaScriptStringD	     String
+  HiLink javaScriptCharacter	     Character
+  HiLink javaScriptSpecialCharacter  javaScriptSpecial
+  HiLink javaScriptNumber	     javaScriptValue
+  HiLink javaScriptConditional	     Conditional
+  HiLink javaScriptRepeat	     Repeat
+  HiLink javaScriptBranch	     Conditional
+  HiLink javaScriptOperator	     Operator
+  HiLink javaScriptType		     Type
+  HiLink javaScriptStatement	     Statement
+  HiLink javaScriptFunction	     Function
+  HiLink javaScriptBraces	     Function
+  HiLink javaScriptError	     Error
+  HiLink javaScrParenError	     javaScriptError
+  HiLink javaScriptBoolean	     Boolean
+  HiLink javaScriptRegexpString      String
+  delcommand HiLink
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "javascript"
+if main_syntax == 'javascript'
+  unlet main_syntax
+endif
+
+" vim: ts=8