Using the last line of a code block to fold it

[tomek]

When working with an old Perl script I realized that it would be very useful if one could be able to fold a code block
by initiating the folding from the last line of the block. From what I have been able to find out so far one can easily
fold a code block when one can see the block first line as in:

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  if (xxxxxxx) {
  .
  .
but quite often you see just the last part:
  .
  .
  }

and the only way to fold the block in that case is to first, find the first line of the block and only then, fold the whole thing.
Do you know whether UE allows one to fold code by using the last line of a block?

Another way of accomplishing the same would be a function to jump to the "matching brace" but I have not been able to find out
if that is possible either, is it?

Tomasz

[Mofi]

That's no problem. There is the command Search - Match Brace which works also upwards and selects everything from closing } to matching {. This command is also available as macro or script command. Therefore you can for example use following macro to fold a block when cursor is at end of a block.

MatchBrace
Key HOME
HideShowSelection

Just create a new macro with a hotkey or chord with these 3 lines and save the macro into a macro file (together with other macros) which is specified to be automatically loaded on startup of UltraEdit and you can always quickly fold a block with cursor on end of a block by pressing the hotkey or chord.

[tomek]

Thanks a lot Mofi, this will be very helpful!