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CodeHighlighter ​

Inherits: SyntaxHighlighter < Resource < RefCounted < Object

A syntax highlighter intended for code.

Description

By adjusting various properties of this resource, you can change the colors of strings, comments, numbers, and other text patterns inside a TextEdit control.

Properties

Dictionary

color_regions

{}

Color

function_color

Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

Dictionary

keyword_colors

{}

Dictionary

member_keyword_colors

{}

Color

member_variable_color

Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

Color

number_color

Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

Color

symbol_color

Color(0, 0, 0, 1)

Methods

void

add_color_region(start_key: String, end_key: String, color: Color, line_only: bool = false)

void

add_keyword_color(keyword: String, color: Color)

void

add_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String, color: Color)

void

clear_color_regions()

void

clear_keyword_colors()

void

clear_member_keyword_colors()

Color

get_keyword_color(keyword: String) const

Color

get_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String) const

bool

has_color_region(start_key: String) const

bool

has_keyword_color(keyword: String) const

bool

has_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String) const

void

remove_color_region(start_key: String)

void

remove_keyword_color(keyword: String)

void

remove_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String)


Property Descriptions

Dictionary color_regions = {} 🔗

Sets the color regions. All existing regions will be removed. The Dictionary key is the region start and end key, separated by a space. The value is the region color.


Color function_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1) 🔗

  • void set_function_color(value: Color)

  • Color get_function_color()

Sets color for functions. A function is a non-keyword string followed by a '('.


Dictionary keyword_colors = {} 🔗

Sets the keyword colors. All existing keywords will be removed. The Dictionary key is the keyword. The value is the keyword color.


Dictionary member_keyword_colors = {} 🔗

Sets the member keyword colors. All existing member keyword will be removed. The Dictionary key is the member keyword. The value is the member keyword color.


Color member_variable_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1) 🔗

  • void set_member_variable_color(value: Color)

  • Color get_member_variable_color()

Sets color for member variables. A member variable is non-keyword, non-function string proceeded with a '.'.


Color number_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1) 🔗

  • void set_number_color(value: Color)

  • Color get_number_color()

Sets the color for numbers.


Color symbol_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 1) 🔗

  • void set_symbol_color(value: Color)

  • Color get_symbol_color()

Sets the color for symbols.


Method Descriptions

void add_color_region(start_key: String, end_key: String, color: Color, line_only: bool = false) 🔗

Adds a color region (such as for comments or strings) from start_key to end_key. Both keys should be symbols, and start_key must not be shared with other delimiters.

If line_only is true or end_key is an empty String, the region does not carry over to the next line.


void add_keyword_color(keyword: String, color: Color) 🔗

Sets the color for a keyword.

The keyword cannot contain any symbols except '_'.


void add_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String, color: Color) 🔗

Sets the color for a member keyword.

The member keyword cannot contain any symbols except '_'.

It will not be highlighted if preceded by a '.'.


void clear_color_regions() 🔗

Removes all color regions.


void clear_keyword_colors() 🔗

Removes all keywords.


void clear_member_keyword_colors() 🔗

Removes all member keywords.


Color get_keyword_color(keyword: String) const 🔗

Returns the color for a keyword.


Color get_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String) const 🔗

Returns the color for a member keyword.


bool has_color_region(start_key: String) const 🔗

Returns true if the start key exists, else false.


bool has_keyword_color(keyword: String) const 🔗

Returns true if the keyword exists, else false.


bool has_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String) const 🔗

Returns true if the member keyword exists, else false.


void remove_color_region(start_key: String) 🔗

Removes the color region that uses that start key.


void remove_keyword_color(keyword: String) 🔗

Removes the keyword.


void remove_member_keyword_color(member_keyword: String) 🔗

Removes the member keyword.