How do I get Vim to know the Java 8 lambda syntax?

Question

The Java syntax file that comes with Vim 7.4 is choked with Java 8 lambda syntax. It highlights red ->

. How can I fix this?

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Dmitry Minkovsky 31 jul. 15 at 2:03

1 answer

Dmitry Minkovsky · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-31T02:03:58+0000

Create a file in ~/.vim/after/syntax

named java.vim

and add the following to that file:

syn clear javaError
syn match javaError "<<<\|\.\.\|=>\|||=\|&&=\|\*\/"
syn match javaFuncDef "[^-]->"

The second line is copied from the standard java syntax file, but without

[^-]->

For more information on the catalog, ~/.vim/after/

see :help after-directory

.