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<blockStart>
Description
Optional. Specified only if the coloring scheme can be embedded inside a different coloring scheme. The
blockStart
and blockEnd tags must be paired, and the combination must be unique. Values are not evaluated as case-sensitive.
The blockStart value must be two or more characters in length. Multiple instances of this tag are allowed. For more
information on blockStart strings, see “ Wildcard characters ” on page 60. For information on the
blockStartscheme attribute, see “ Scheme block delimiter coloring ” on page 57.
Attributes
canNest , doctypes , id , name , scheme
• canNest Specifies whether the scheme can nest inside itself. Values are Yes or No . The default value is No .
• doctypes="doc_type1, doc_type2,… " Required. Specifies a comma-separated list of document types into
which you can nest this code coloring scheme. Document types are defined in the Dreamweaver
Configuration/Document Types/MMDocumentTypes.xml file.
• id="id_string" Required when scheme="customText" . An identifier string that maps color and style to this
syntax item.
• name="display_name" A string that appears in the Edit Coloring Scheme dialog box when
scheme="customText" .
• scheme Required. This defines how the blockStart and blockEnd strings are colored. For information on the
possible values for the scheme attribute, see “ Scheme block delimiter coloring ” on page 57.
Example
<blockStart doctypes="ColdFusion,CFC" scheme="innerText" canNest="Yes"><![CDATA[<!---]]>
</blockStart>
<brackets>
Description
A list of characters that represent brackets.
Attributes
name , id
• name="bracket_name" A string that assigns a name to the list of brackets.
• id="id_string" Required. An identifier string that maps color and style to this syntax item.
Example
<brackets name="Bracket" id="CodeColor_JavaBracket"><![CDATA[{[()]}]]>
</brackets>
<charStart>
Description
Contains a text string that represents the delimiter of the start of a character. You must specify the
charStart and
charEnd tags in pairs. Multiple charStart … charEnd pairs are allowed.