RegExp highlighting sometimes matches inside strings and comments

[Jibz]

To reproduce, create a C++ file with

char *foo =

	"5" // 5

	 "5" // 5

	;

Add a regexp highlight string of d+ (match digits).

The 5 inside the string and comment in the first line are not highlighted, but in the second line (which starts with one space) they are.

[Yutaka Emura]

Hello Jibz,

I am sorry but I couldn’t reproduce your issue. Did you add d+ as a regular expression at the bottom of the list of highlight strings in the Highlight (1) tab of C++ configuration properties?

[Jibz]

Yes, I added it last with only Regular Expression ticked.

I had added it with color number 8 to make it easy to spot, and now that I try again I can see it only does it when I select one of the colors with a background color in it (1, 8, 9 or 10).

[Yutaka Emura]

Hello Jibz,

I reproduce the issue now by the way you described.
I will look into this issue.
Thanks!

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