ui: fixed multiple multiline comments within one line not correctly highlighted

src/lib_gui/qt/utility/QtHighlighter.cpp

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void QtHighlighter::createRanges(
 std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> QtHighlighter::createMultiLineCommentRanges(
 	QTextDocument* doc, std::vector<std::pair<int, int>>* ranges)
 {
-	QRegExp commentStartExpression = QRegExp("(^([^/]|/[^/])*)/\\*");
+	QRegExp commentStartExpression = QRegExp("/\\*");
 	QRegExp commentEndExpression = QRegExp("\\*/");
 
 	QTextCursor cursorStart(doc);
@@ -280,15 +280,34 @@ std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> QtHighlighter::createMultiLineCommentRanges(
 
 	while (true)
 	{
-		do
+		while (true)
 		{
 			cursorStart = document()->find(commentStartExpression, cursorStart);
-			if (!cursorStart.isNull())
+			if (cursorStart.isNull())
+			{
+				break;
+			}
+
+			// ignore if within single line comment
+			QTextCursor inlineCommentStart = document()->find(s_commentRule.pattern, QTextCursor(cursorStart.block()));
+			if (!inlineCommentStart.isNull() &&
+				inlineCommentStart.blockNumber() == cursorStart.blockNumber() &&
+				inlineCommentStart.selectionStart() < cursorStart.selectionStart())
+			{
+				cursorStart = QTextCursor(inlineCommentStart.block().next());
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (!isInRange(cursorStart.selectionEnd(), *ranges))
 			{
 				cursorStart.setPosition(cursorStart.selectionEnd() - 2);
+				break;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				cursorStart.setPosition(cursorStart.selectionEnd() + 2);
 			}
 		}
-		while (isInRange(cursorStart.selectionEnd(), *ranges));
 
 		if (cursorStart.isNull())
 		{

testing/code_view/code_view_tests.srctrlprj

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Test Suites:\n\n
 [::\tmSINGLE_FILE_TESTS\ts\tp]\n
 [::\tmFILE_BAR_TESTS\ts\tp]\n
 [::\tmERROR_TESTS\ts\tp]\n
+[::\tmSYNTAX_HIGHLIGHTER_TESTS\ts\tp]\n
 </description>
     <source_groups>
         <source_group_475571d1-b082-4fff-81c5-d099c19f957d>

testing/code_view/data/syntax_highlighter_tests.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+
+namespace SYNTAX_HIGHLIGHTER_TESTS
+{
+
+// TEST: multiline comments
+// START ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+/**/
+
+//*
+
+///*
+
+// /* /*
+
+//* /*
+
+/* comment */
+
+/* comment *//* comment */
+
+/* comment */ /* comment */
+
+/* comment /* inside comment */
+
+/* comment
+ * comment
+ * comment
+ */
+
+/* start
+   comment
+// end */
+
+/* comment */ int no_comment; /* comment */
+
+int no_comment2; /*
+ 					* comment
+ 					* comment
+ 									*/ int no_comment3;
+
+// /*
+int no_comment4;
+// */
+
+//*
+int no_comment5;
+//*
+
+const char no_commentStr1[] = " /* string */ "/* comment */;
+const char no_commentStr2[] = " /* "; /* comment */
+const char no_commentStr3[] = /* const char[] a = " no string */" this is a string "; // <- highlight broken
+
+// RESULT: All no_comment variable are not highlighted as comment
+
+// END ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+}