Syntax Highlighting

Adds MyCodes which will perform syntax highlighting for various languages.

Author: Yumi
Submitted: 26th January 2008
Last Updated: 29th January 2008
This is my first ever attempt at writing a syntax highlighter. I
have not looked into anyone else's code either, so I'm proud to say
that I thought up all the algorithms used in this code by myself (though someone else may have already used them, IDK >_>).

Doing a few benchmarks against GeSHi (what's used on most forum systems, like phpBB and vBulletin), my code performs, on average, 2 times faster. XML/HTML is done by a dedicated algorithm, so is usually around 5-6 times faster than GeSHi.
Still, it's rather slow, plus, my algorithm has a little flaw, which, in a worst case scenario, may cause it to run quite slowly.
For most codes however, it shouldn't be an issue.
I suggest installing a preparser if you plan on using this.

One thing to note is that this algorithm is more designed for speed than ease of extensibility, unlike GeSHi.

Features:
  • Tabs are displayed correctly (not converted to spaces)
  • Adds a Select button for easy code selection
  • Supported languages:
    • C
    • C++
    • Java
    • Visual Basic
    • PHP (custom)
    • XML/HTML
    • Javascript
    • Assembler
    • SQL
    • Batch
    • INI


Demo and support available here: http://mybbhacks.zingaburga.com/showthread.php?tid=33