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Semantic highlighting HOWTO [message #252312]

Tue, 25 March 2008 07:59

Eclipse User

Hello,

I'm implementing an DSL based editor and I want to perform semantic
highlight on it. I've searched around and found nothing on the subject,
only keywords based highlight (which is already done ). Is this a very
difficult task to perform? Is there any simple example I can look at (such
as the XML syntax highlight example). What classes do I have to extend?
I've seen the JDT source code and it seems to me that this is achieved by
implementing a new Presentation/Manager/Reconciler.. (?).
I'd appreciate some input on this subject.

Thank you,
mmarques

Re: Semantic highlighting HOWTO [message #252767 is a reply to message #252312]

Mon, 31 March 2008 10:10

Eclipse User

mmarques wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm implementing an DSL based editor and I want to perform semantic
> highlight on it. I've searched around and found nothing on the
> subject, only keywords based highlight (which is already done ). Is
> this a very difficult task to perform? Is there any simple example I
> can look at (such as the XML syntax highlight example). What classes
> do I have to extend? I've seen the JDT source code and it seems to me
> that this is achieved by implementing a new
> Presentation/Manager/Reconciler.. (?). I'd appreciate some input on
> this subject.
The following presentation explains syntax coloring:
http://www.eclipse.org/eclipse/platform-text/eclipseCon/talk .pdf

Dani
>
> Thank you,
> mmarques

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