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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:     ObjC++
+" Maintainer:   Anthony Hodsdon <ahodsdon@fastmail.fm>
+" Last change:  2003 Apr 25
+
+" 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
+
+" Read in C++ and ObjC syntax files
+if version < 600
+   so <sfile>:p:h/cpp.vim
+   so <sflie>:p:h/objc.vim
+else
+   runtime! syntax/cpp.vim
+   unlet b:current_syntax
+   runtime! syntax/objc.vim
+endif
+
+" Note that we already have a region for method calls ( [objc_class method] )
+" by way of cBracket.
+syn region objCFunc start="^\s*[-+]"  end="$"  contains=ALLBUT,cErrInParen,cErrInBracket
+
+syn keyword objCppNonStructure    class template namespace transparent contained
+syn keyword objCppNonStatement    new delete friend using transparent contained
+
+let b:current_syntax = "objcpp"