highlight.erl

    % testing for the erlang syntax highlighter
    % NOTE alerts work in comments to TODO !

    % pragmas (show as keywords)
    -module
    -export
    -define
    -undef
    -ifdef
    -ifndef
    -else
    -endif
    -include
    -include_lib

    % key words
    after begin case catch cond  end fun if let of query receive all_true some_true

    % operators
    div rem or xor bor bxor bsl bsr and band not bnot
    + - * / == /= =:= =/= < =< > >= ++ -- = ! <-

    % separators (show as functions)
    ( ) { } [ ] . : | || ; , ? -> #

    % functions - predefined (part of erlang module) - show as functions
    abs accept alarm apply atom_to_list binary_to_list binary_to_term check_process_code
    concat_binary date delete_module disconnect_node element erase exit float float_to_list
    garbage_collect get get_keys group_leader halt hd integer_to_list is_alive is_atom is_binary
    is_boolean is_float is_function is_integer is_list is_number is_pid is_port is_process_alive
    is_record is_reference is_tuple length link list_to_atom list_to_binary list_to_float list_to_integer
    list_to_pid list_to_tuple load_module loaded localtime make_ref module_loaded node nodes now
    open_port pid_to_list port_close port_command port_connect port_control ports pre_loaded process_flag
    process_info processes purge_module put register registered round self setelement size
    spawn spawn_link spawn_opt split_binary statistics term_to_binary throw time tl trunc tuple_to_list
    unlink unregister whereis

    % functions - inferred
    module:function
    function()

    % atoms (show as "char")
    % begin with underscore, lowercase, contain numbers letters and @ - or anything between ''
    middle_underscore
    abc ab4d a@cd8 a@
    'And this is (\012) an atom \' Atoo' Variable 'atom again'

    % variables (begin with capital letter or underscore, contain numbers, letters and @)
    _leadingUnderscore AbdD@ B45@c

    % this is a string
    "a string sits between \" double quotes" atom "more string"

    % integers (decimal)
    1. 234 $A

    % integers (specified base)
    2#10101 34#567

    % float
    12.23 12.9e-67 12.8E+89 33.34e89

    % and finally some real code, so we can see what it looks like...
    -module(codetest).			% everything is in a module
    -export([fac/1]).		% name and number of arguments - need this to be called outside of the module

    fac(N) when N > 0  -> N * fac(N-1);
    fac(N) when N == 0 -> 1.