diff --git a/src/script/data/indentation/cppstyle.js b/src/script/data/indentation/cppstyle.js
--- a/src/script/data/indentation/cppstyle.js
+++ b/src/script/data/indentation/cppstyle.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 // TBD <others>
 triggerCharacters = "{}()[]<>/:;,#\\?!|&/%.@ '\"=*^";
 
-var debugMode = false;
+var debugMode = true;
 
 //BEGIN global variables and functions
 var gIndentWidth = 4;
@@ -569,10 +569,12 @@
 {
     var result = -1;
     var prevString = document.line(line - 1);
-    var r = /^(\s*)(([\)\]}]?\s*)*([\)\]]\s*))?;/.exec(prevString);
-    if (r != null)
+    var regex = /^(\s*)(([\)\]}]?\s*)*([\)\]]\s*))?;/;
+    var r = regex.exec(prevString);
+    if (r !== null && r[0].length > 0)
     {
         result = Math.floor(r[1].length / 4) * 4;
+        dbg("tryDanglingSemi234324colonasdd_ch result='"+r[0]+"'");
     }
     else
     {
@@ -582,8 +584,9 @@
         //    params
         //  > type;|
         r = /^(\s*)([>]+).*;/.exec(prevString);
-        if (r != null)
+        if (r !== null)
             result = Math.floor(r[1].length / 4) * 4;
+        dbg("tryDanglingSemicolonasdd_ch result="+result);
     }
     if (result != -1)
     {