eric4.QScintilla.Lexers.Lexer

Module implementing the lexer base class.

Global Attributes

None

Classes

Lexer Class to implement the lexer mixin class.

Functions

None


Lexer

Class to implement the lexer mixin class.

Derived from

object

Class Attributes

None

Class Methods

None

Methods

Lexer Constructor
alwaysKeepTabs Public method to check, if tab conversion is allowed.
autoCompletionWordSeparators Public method to return the list of separators for autocompletion.
boxCommentStr Public method to return the box comment strings.
canBlockComment Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a block comment.
canBoxComment Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a box comment.
canStreamComment Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a stream comment.
commentStr Public method to return the comment string.
hasSmartIndent Public method indicating whether lexer can do smart indentation.
initProperties Public slot to initialize the properties.
isCommentStyle Public method to check, if a style is a comment style.
isStringStyle Public method to check, if a style is a string style.
keywords Public method to get the keywords.
smartIndentLine Public method to handle smart indentation for a line.
smartIndentSelection Public method to handle smart indentation for a selection of lines.
streamCommentStr Public method to return the stream comment strings.

Static Methods

None

Lexer (Constructor)

Lexer()

Constructor

Lexer.alwaysKeepTabs

alwaysKeepTabs()

Public method to check, if tab conversion is allowed.

Returns:
flag indicating to keep tabs (boolean)

Lexer.autoCompletionWordSeparators

autoCompletionWordSeparators()

Public method to return the list of separators for autocompletion.

Returns:
list of separators (QStringList)

Lexer.boxCommentStr

boxCommentStr()

Public method to return the box comment strings.

Returns:
box comment strings (dictionary with three QStrings)

Lexer.canBlockComment

canBlockComment()

Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a block comment.

Returns:
flag (boolean)

Lexer.canBoxComment

canBoxComment()

Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a box comment.

Returns:
flag (boolean)

Lexer.canStreamComment

canStreamComment()

Public method to determine, whether the lexer language supports a stream comment.

Returns:
flag (boolean)

Lexer.commentStr

commentStr()

Public method to return the comment string.

Returns:
comment string (QString)

Lexer.hasSmartIndent

hasSmartIndent()

Public method indicating whether lexer can do smart indentation.

Returns:
flag indicating availability of smartIndentLine and smartIndentSelection methods (boolean)

Lexer.initProperties

initProperties()

Public slot to initialize the properties.

Lexer.isCommentStyle

isCommentStyle(style)

Public method to check, if a style is a comment style.

Returns:
flag indicating a comment style (boolean)

Lexer.isStringStyle

isStringStyle(style)

Public method to check, if a style is a string style.

Returns:
flag indicating a string style (boolean)

Lexer.keywords

keywords(kwSet)

Public method to get the keywords.

kwSet
number of the keyword set (integer)
Returns:
string giving the keywords (string) or None

Lexer.smartIndentLine

smartIndentLine(editor)

Public method to handle smart indentation for a line.

editor
reference to the QScintilla editor object

Lexer.smartIndentSelection

smartIndentSelection(editor)

Public method to handle smart indentation for a selection of lines.

Note: The assumption is, that the first line determines the new indentation level.

editor
reference to the QScintilla editor object

Lexer.streamCommentStr

streamCommentStr()

Public method to return the stream comment strings.

Returns:
stream comment strings (dictionary with two QStrings)
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