Use the function list menu with Notepad++ with markdown

I always wanted to have a way to go rapidly through the structure of long markdown files in Notepad++. Because this is a great little, simple, fast software. Exactly just what you need without being fancy when you need to do simple things.

I found a post in the forum of Notepad++ that to be able to do this using the Functioin List.

Several issue were also opened on Github where I replied :

• In functionList.xml association with extension does not work. #5986
• functionList.xml for markdown files #5945

I copy my post here:

I could make it work for me with helped of post in the Forum of Notepad++.

You have to modify your functionList.xml:

• associationMap part
  • it is important that your userDefinedLangName fit to the language used when your open your extension
• parser part
  • I modifiied the main expression in order to have before the # tag possibility to have 1 or several tabs (|\t{1,5}), because this is my way to structure my markdown file for lisibility : "(?x)((?:^|\n|\t{1,5})[#]+\s+(.*?)(\r*|\n*)$)"

Here what I mean regarding the tabs in my files

<associationMap>
	<association id=    "markdown_header"        userDefinedLangName="Md Drakula"           />
	<association id=    "markdown_header"        ext=".md"                                />
</associationMap>

<parsers>
	<!-- ======================================================== [ Markdown ] -->
	<!-- Based on code modified from https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/18458/display-markdown-outline-view-through-functionlist/7 -->
	<parser 
		displayName="Md Drakula" 
		id="markdown_header"
		commentExpr="">
		<function
			mainExpr="(?x)((?:^|\n|\t{1,5})[#]+\s+(.*?)(\r*|\n*)$)">
		</function>
	</parser>
</parsers>

Here the result:

If someone knows how to use the functionName (example below) to replace the \t with space in order that the hierarchy is more lisible in the function list it would be great.

<functionName>
                        <nameExpr expr="(?:[#]+\s+)(.*)"/>
</functionName>