Match (highlight) invalid Hungarian notation variables syntax

Question

We follow our own defined coding standard (Hungarian notation) as per our checklist, using Notepad++:

1. Check that all variables are valid according to Hungarian notation identifier naming convention, and match & highlight invalid Hungarian notation variables syntax:

   String variables should start with s as follows:

   String sTest = null;   
   

   For int it should be i:

   int iCount = 0;  
   

   If there is a variable String Test = null; or a variable int Count = 0; I want to highlight them as they don't start with s and i.

Answer 1

I suppose you are looking for a Regular Expression to match (and highlight) all the cases you describe.

• This Regex will match any String variable initialization that doesn't have the character s in the beginning of its name: String [^s].*?;

• This Regex will match any int variable initialization that doesn't have the character i in the beginning of its name: int [^i].*?;

• This Regex combines both of them: String [^s].*?;|int [^i].*?;

  (RegExr Test)