Highlight (gb.eval.highlight)

This class provides some useful features for analyzing and highlighting a line of Gambas code.

Added	This constant represents the style used for added lines, usually in "diff" files.
Alternate	This constant represents the style used for drawing an alternate background.
Background	This constant represents the style of the editor background.
Breakpoint	This constant represents the style used for drawing a line with a breakpoint.
Comment	This constant represents the style used for drawing comments.
Constant	This constant represents the style used for drawing constants.
Current	This constant represents the style used for drawing the next line to be executed.
CurrentLine	This constant represents the style used for highlighting the current line.
Custom	This constant is the first value that can be used for custom styles indexes.
DataType	This constant represents the style used for drawing datatypes.
Error	This constant represents the style used for drawing syntactically incorrect text.
Escape	This constant represents the style used for drawing escaped characters inside strings.
Function	This constant represents the style used for drawing subroutines, i.e. predefined functions.
Help	This constant represents the style used for drawing help lines.
Highlight	This constant represents the style used for drawing matching braces or brackets.
Keyword	This constant represents the style used for drawing keywords.
Label	This constant represents the style used for drawing labels.
Normal	This constant represents the style used for drawing normal text or text without syntax highlighting.
Number	This constant represents the style used for drawing numbers.
Operator	This constant represents the style used for drawing operators.
Preprocessor	This constant represents the style used for drawing preprocessor commands.
Removed	This constant represents the style used for removed lines, usually in "diff" files.
Selection	This constant represents the style used for drawing selected text.
String	This constant represents the style used for drawing strings.
Symbol	This constant represents the style used for drawing symbols.

Static properties

Styles

IsFunction	Return if the Analyze method detected a method declaration.
LengthBefore	Return how many characters were analyzed by the Analyze method before the possible rewrite.
Positions	Returns the position of each token, in bytes, after a call to the Analyze method.
Symbols	Returns the result of the Analyze method as an array of string tokens.
TextAfter	Returns the rewritten code line after a call to the Analyze method.
Types	Returns the type of each token after a call to the Analyze method.

Static methods

GetStyleName

Analyze	Analyzes a Gambas code line.
Purge	Removes comments and/or strings from a Gambas code line.