some modernisation of the code

Build/Components/4DPop Macros.4dbase/Info.plist

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     <key>CFBundleName</key>
     <string>4DPop Macros</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>285</string>
+    <string>286</string>
     <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
     <string>©vdl 2009-2024</string>
     <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
     <string>20R6</string>
     <key>CFBundleLongVersionString</key>
-    <string>20R6 (284)</string>
+    <string>20R6 (285)</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
     <string>20R6</string>
     <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

Info.plist

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     <key>CFBundleName</key>
     <string>4DPop Macros</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>285</string>
+    <string>286</string>
     <key>NSHumanReadableCopyright</key>
     <string>©vdl 2009-2024</string>
     <key>CFBundleGetInfoString</key>
     <string>20R6</string>
     <key>CFBundleLongVersionString</key>
-    <string>20R6 (284)</string>
+    <string>20R6 (285)</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
     <string>20R6</string>
     <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>

Project/Sources/Classes/declaration.4dm

@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 Class extends macro
 
-property lines; locales; parameters; classes; types : Collection
+property lines : Collection:=[]
+property locales : Collection:=[]
+property parameters : Collection:=[]
+property classes : Collection:=[]
+property types : Collection:=[]
 
 //ACI0104313
 //property $notforArray : Collection
 //property $inCommentBlock: Boolean
 
 property settings : Object
-property localeNumber; parameterNumber : Integer
+
+property localeNumber : Integer:=0
+property parameterNumber : Integer:=0
 
 property _patterns : Object
 
@@ -30,12 +36,6 @@ Class constructor
 
 	End if 
 
-	This:C1470.lines:=[]
-	This:C1470.locales:=[]
-	This:C1470.parameters:=[]
-	This:C1470.classes:=[]
-	This:C1470.types:=[]
-
 	This:C1470.$notforArray:=["collection"; "variant"]
 
 	// Flags
@@ -1496,8 +1496,6 @@ Function loadGramSyntax()
 
 	var $t : Text
 	var $first; $i; $return : Integer
-	var $patterns : Object
-	var $file : 4D:C1709.File
 
 	This:C1470.gramSyntax:=New object:C1471(\
 		String:C10(Is object:K8:27); []; \
@@ -1520,12 +1518,14 @@ Function loadGramSyntax()
 		String:C10(Is time:K8:8)+"_1"; []; \
 		String:C10(Is BLOB:K8:12)+"_1"; [])
 
+	var $file : 4D:C1709.File
 	$file:=Is macOS:C1572\
 		 ? Folder:C1567(Application file:C491; fk platform path:K87:2).file("Contents/Resources/gram.4dsyntax")\
 		 : File:C1566(Application file:C491; fk platform path:K87:2).parent.file("Resources/gram.4dsyntax")
 
 	If ($file.exists)
 
+		var $patterns : Object
 		$patterns:={\
 			affectation: "(?m-is)\\%:=(?:(?:#)(?=$|\\(|(?:\\s*"+kCommentMark+")|(?:\\s*/\\*))"; \
 			affectationSuite: "|(?:#)(?=$|\\(|(?:\\s*"+kCommentMark+")|(?:\\s*/\\*))"; \

Project/Sources/Classes/macro.4dm

@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
-property title; name; objectName; method; highlighted; decimalSeparator : Text
-property class; form; trigger; projectMethod; objectMethod; withSelection : Boolean
-property lineTexts : Collection
+property title : Text:=Get window title:C450(Frontmost window:C447)
+property name : Text:=""
+property objectName : Text:=""
+property method : Text:=""
+property highlighted : Text:=""
+
+property class : Boolean:=False:C215
+property form : Boolean:=False:C215
+property trigger : Boolean:=False:C215
+property projectMethod : Boolean:=False:C215
+property objectMethod : Boolean:=False:C215
+property withSelection : Boolean:=False:C215
+
+property lineTexts : Collection:=[]
+property decimalSeparator : Text
 property _controlFlow : Object
-property rgx : cs:C1710.regex
+property rgx : cs:C1710.regex:=cs:C1710.regex.new()
 
 Class constructor()
 
@@ -12,20 +24,10 @@ Class constructor()
 	ARRAY LONGINT:C221($len; 0)
 	ARRAY LONGINT:C221($pos; 0)
 
-	This:C1470.title:=Get window title:C450(Frontmost window:C447)
-
 	// Identify the name & the type of the current method
-	This:C1470.name:=""
-	This:C1470.objectName:=""
-	This:C1470.projectMethod:=False:C215
-	This:C1470.objectMethod:=False:C215
-	This:C1470.class:=False:C215
-	This:C1470.form:=False:C215
-	This:C1470.trigger:=False:C215
-
 	If (Match regex:C1019("(?m-si)^([^:]*\\s*:\\s)([[:ascii:]]*)(\\.[[:ascii:]]*)?(?:\\s*\\*)?$"; This:C1470.title; 1; $pos; $len))
 
-		$ƒ:=Formula from string:C1601(Parse formula:C1576("_localized string:C1578($1)"))
+		$ƒ:=Formula from string:C1601(Parse formula:C1576("Get localized string:C1578($1)"))
 		$t:=Substring:C12(This:C1470.title; $pos{1}; $len{1})
 		This:C1470.projectMethod:=($t=$ƒ.call(Null:C1517; "common_method"))
 		This:C1470.objectMethod:=($t=$ƒ.call(Null:C1517; "common_objectMethod"))
@@ -47,10 +49,6 @@ Class constructor()
 
 	End if 
 
-	This:C1470.method:=""
-	This:C1470.highlighted:=""
-	This:C1470.withSelection:=False:C215
-
 	If (This:C1470.form)
 
 		// #TO_DO 🚧
@@ -68,13 +66,9 @@ Class constructor()
 
 	End if 
 
-	This:C1470.lineTexts:=[]
-
 	GET SYSTEM FORMAT:C994(Decimal separator:K60:1; $t)
 	This:C1470.decimalSeparator:=$t
 
-	This:C1470.rgx:=cs:C1710.regex.new()
-
 	// <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <== <==
 Function get macroCall() : Boolean
 
@@ -258,7 +252,8 @@ Function ConvertToCallWithToken()
 
 	End if 
 
-	If (This:C1470.highlighted="\"@") & (This:C1470.highlighted="@\"")
+	If (This:C1470.highlighted="\"@")\
+		 && (This:C1470.highlighted="@\"")
 
 		SET MACRO PARAMETER:C998(Highlighted method text:K5:18; "Formula:C1597("+Replace string:C233(This:C1470.highlighted; "\""; "")+").source")
 		POST KEY:C465(3)
@@ -453,7 +448,7 @@ Function _comment() : Text
 	If ($c.length=1)
 
 		var v1; v2; v3; v4 : Variant
-		Formula from string:C1601(":C1810(v1; v2; v3; v4)").call()
+		Formula from string:C1601("4D:C1810(v1; v2; v3; v4)").call()
 
 		If ($c[0]=Split string:C1554(This:C1470.method; "\r")[v3])
 
@@ -489,11 +484,11 @@ Function _paste($text : Text; $useSelection : Boolean)
 
 	If (Count parameters:C259>=2)
 
-		$target:=Choose:C955($useSelection; Highlighted method text:K5:18; Full method text:K5:17)
+		$target:=$useSelection ? Highlighted method text:K5:18 : Full method text:K5:17
 
 	Else 
 
-		$target:=Choose:C955(This:C1470.withSelection; Highlighted method text:K5:18; Full method text:K5:17)
+		$target:=This:C1470.withSelection ? Highlighted method text:K5:18 : Full method text:K5:17
 
 	End if