How do I programmatically change the default text formatting using IConfigLanguage / ISnippetFormat / ConfigLexem

[Joseph Sorensen]

I am trying to implement custom syntax highlighting programmatically as shown here:

https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/syntax-editor/syntax-highlighting#configure-custom-language-using-code

I can't work out how to simply change the default text color. Using the Config.xml method you can accomplish this with:

<formats>
      <format name="Text" Font="Consolas, 12pt"/>
</formats>

What is the equivalent of this using IConfigLanguage / ISnippetFormat / ConfigLexem?

I tried this:

ISnippetFormat thetext = this.editControl1.Language.Add("text");
thetext.FontColor = Color.Blue;
thetext.Font = new Font("Consolas", 12);

But it's not working for me. I think it's because I need to assign this custom format to something as well?

From what I understand, the below code would change all occurances of the word "stuff" to have a back color of blue:

IConfigLanguage currentConfigLanguage = this.editControl1.Configurator.CreateLanguageConfiguration("Custom_Language");
this.editControl1.ApplyConfiguration(currentConfigLanguage);

ISnippetFormat formatMethod = this.editControl1.Language.Add("BlueBackColor");
formatMethod.Font = new Font("Consolas", 12);
formatMethod.BackColor = Color.Blue;

ConfigLexem stuff = new ConfigLexem("stuff", "", FormatType.Custom, false);
stuff.FormatName = "BlueBackColor";
this.editControl1.Language.Lexems.Add(stuff);

this.editControl1.Language.ResetCaches();

But what I don't understand is how I can apply a custom ISnippetFormat instance to all default text. The examples only show how to link a format method to a ConfigLexem.

Here are my questions:

1. How do I change the default text color of EditControl programmatically?
2. What are ALL the ways I can use an ISnippetFormat other than with ConfigLexem?

Thank you for any help. I am new to C# so apologies if this is too basic. I've tried everything I can think of.

[Karthick Arjunan]

Hi Joseph,

We have published a knowledge base article for how to change the default text formatting in the edit control, which can assist you in modifying the default text format and also include a sample in the article. You can refer to the following link for more information: 

 

KB Link : https://www.syncfusion.com/kb/11105/how-to-programmatically-configure-syntax-highlighting-in-winforms-syntaxeditor. 

 

Please let us know if you require any further assistance on this.

Regards
Karthick Arjunan