Using % key to find matching brace: how to exclude commented out code ?

Question

1  #include <stdio.h>

2  int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

3    int i=10;

4  /* } */

5    return 0;

6  }

If the cursor is on line 2 under '{' and I press the '%' key, the cursor shows the matching closing brace on line 4 (which is commented out) and not the matching closing brace on line 6.

Is there any workaround for this?

Thanks,

Naga Kiran

Answer 1

You want the matchit plugin. It extends the % command in many ways, including skipping comments. Included with Vim but not enabled by default.

From it's docs:

By default, words inside comments and strings are ignored, unless the cursor is inside a comment or string when you type "%".

I also just tried on your example and it works perfectly.