Hi, I need some advice on creating a syntax highligher for java application using swing. The application should allow to edit a file and highlight syntax.
I don't know the swing library, what should I look for?
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You could build on JEditorPane, but it might be easier to use the jedit syntax bean.
Simon Groenewolt
2010-05-29 19:47:25
Haha you beat me to it with that jEdit thought. I was about to suggest using jEdit itself: http://www.jedit.org/api/index.html
amir75
2010-05-29 19:56:18
@Simon (the OP), just for the record, JEditorPane does *not* support direct syntax highlighting: you'll need to parse the Java source file yourself and then highlight the tokens (no trivial task!).
Bart Kiers
2010-05-29 19:57:33
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JSyntaxPane is quite active and supports a lot of languages (+ a friendly license).
Kirill
2010-05-30 04:44:35