How can I create a Visual Studio syntax highligher for a C-like language

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I want to have simple syntax highlighting when I am editing code files of a C like language. I know I can just pick C++ syntax highlighting but the language has a lot of keywords similar to HLSL and I want to color them too.

Do I need to write an VS extension for this? Or is this just a matter of proving a VS specific text file that lists keywords, operators, comments, etc?

Where can I find such examples to use as a base?

possible duplicate of [How to create a new language for use in Visual Studio](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4283072/how-to-create-a-new-language-for-use-in-visual-studio) — Nicol Bolas, Jul 22 '12 at 22:54
@NicolBolas I'm not sure if it's close enough for 'Exact Duplicate'. — Preet Sangha, Jul 22 '12 at 22:56
Check the answers given for this question. It should answer what you need. http://stackoverflow.com/q/4283072/30225 — Preet Sangha, Jul 22 '12 at 22:50
If you cant follow the countless VSSDK examples, I am worried... — leppie, Aug 03 '12 at 20:30

Negative Eddy · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-03T21:31:16.813

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you can find a few examples on codeplex http://www.codeplex.com/site/search?query=highlight&ac=3. Specifically one of the plugins is for HSLS, GLSL, and CG (http://nshader.codeplex.com/)

edited Aug 03 '12 at 21:31

answered Aug 03 '12 at 20:21

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How can I create a Visual Studio syntax highligher for a C-like language

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