PHP Tools select $ instead of the variable name only

Jean-FrancoisHIVERT

Hi,

I use the preview releases and now PHPTools select the $ char with the variable name.
When I disable the extension, the variable name is selected without the $.

How to configure that?
Maybe this setting is missing in the documentation?

Thank you.

JakubMisek

Jean-FrancoisHIVERT Thank you for noticing this.

Selecting $ together with the variable name is exected behavior. (In PHP $ is a part of the variable name token).

This can be configured using editor.wordSeparators setting (https://code.visualstudio.com/api/language-extensions/language-configuration-guide#word-pattern).

Search for the following setting "@lang:php editor.wordSeparators" in File / Preferences / Settings:

or put the following into your global settings.json:

    "[php]": {
        "editor.wordSeparators": "`~!@#$%^&*()-=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?"
    }

Make sure, the editor.wordSeparators setting contains $- so it won't get selected when double-clicking.

Jean-FrancoisHIVERT

Hi Jakub,

Thank you for your answer.

I already have this setting: ``_!@#$%^&*()-=+[{]}|;:'",.<>/?`
so it should be ok as the $ is a word separator but it does not work.

With the same setting I have 2 behaviors:

With PHP Tools extension: $myVar is selected
Without PHP Tools extension (disabled): myVar is selected

It worked as well maybe 2 or 3 releases ago.

Thank you for your help.

JakubMisek

Jean-FrancoisHIVERT It is important to have this setting specifically for "[php]".

VSCode changed this a few times before, and we're trying to keep it consistent as it was meant to be.

Jean-FrancoisHIVERT

ok thank you! It works now for @lang:php.

JPustkuchen

Should this perhaps be documented somewhere or even better: Could the plugin perhaps inform the user, if this isn't set? This would be great DX and you wouldn't have to answer such questions perhaps? :)

JakubMisek

JPustkuchen that's a good idea. Actually there are many more similar settings in VSCode - so a page with all those settings, including i.e. format code style, might be helpful.