Textselection rules should be context dependent
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Description
### Apache NetBeans version
Apache NetBeans 23
### What happened
Hello, there is a flaw from version 21 to 23 that in version 20, when selecting an identifier id # in the javascript file, it selects all text (name and #)
But if it is javascript in a php file, it only selects the text, not the #.
How can I fix
### Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component
_No response_
### How to reproduce
Hello, there is a flaw from version 21 to 23 that in version 20, when selecting an identifier id # in the javascript file, it selects all text (name and #)
But if it is javascript in a php file, it only selects the text, not the #.
How can I fix
### Did this work correctly in an earlier version?
No / Don't know
### Operating System
windows
### JDK
jdk-22
### Apache NetBeans packaging
Apache NetBeans provided installer
### Anything else
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a pull request?
Yes
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported identifier selection in standalone JavaScript and JavaScript embedded in a PHP file on NetBeans 23, comparing it with the reported NetBeans 20 behavior. Trace the editor's context-dependent selection handling; done means the selection consistently follows the intended rule in both contexts and the regression is covered by a test.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, php
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100