Perl folding with perl_fold_blocks

Question

I have the below settings in my .vimrc relating to Perl code folding.

When I type za to toggle folding, it works on any sub { } by just folding up the sub.

However, if I za a non-sub block (e.g. if^* or for or while) it folds up the entire rest of the file, not just the block.

I just want to fold up the block. How might I achieve this?

" Perl auto-folding
set foldmethod=syntax
set foldlevelstart=3
let perl_fold = 1
let perl_fold_blocks = 1

* ifs are officially statements rather than blocks in Perl, but I would still like to fold them.

Answer 1

I use below commands for folding in perl

:set foldmarker={,}
:set foldmethod=marker

I believe this should work for your case as well.