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Syntax Coloring for a Non-File based Editor [message #336137]

Tue, 26 May 2009 07:30

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pajai.extrabright.com

Hi everybody,

I am trying to get the syntax coloring working when setting an editor's
content programmatically (for an existing editor, e.g. the Java one),
but I have not come to a solution until now. I am not able to set the
content type programmatically. The syntax coloring appears to work only
when opening a file which extension is defined in the
org.eclipse.ui.editors extension point.

What I am doing until now:

- define MyEditorInput extending IEditorInput

- define MyDocumentProvider extending AbstractDocumentProvider and
override createDocument, where I return a Document with the content I
want if getting a parameter of type MyEditorInput. (I tried to override
the method getContentType(Object), but it is never called.)

- Open the Java editor programmatically with my custom input.

Anyone has an idea what I should do for the syntax coloring to work or
how I can set the content type programmatically?

Thanks in advance.
Cheers,

Patrick

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Re: Syntax Coloring for a Non-File based Editor [message #336205 is a reply to message #336137]

Fri, 29 May 2009 07:22

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pajai.extrabright.com

Anyone?

It seems to me like a tricky thing, since syntax coloring within an
editor is linked to a file extension. I am wondering if no one had a
similar problem...

Cheers,
P.

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Re: Syntax Coloring for a Non-File based Editor [message #336208 is a reply to message #336205]

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:59

Dani Megert

Messages: 3802
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Patrick J. wrote:
> Anyone?
>
> It seems to me like a tricky thing, since syntax coloring within an
> editor is linked to a file extension.
This is not true. Syntax coloring has nothing to do with a file or a
file extension.

Dani
> I am wondering if no one had a similar problem...
>
> Cheers,
> P.

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Re: Syntax Coloring for a Non-File based Editor [message #336213 is a reply to message #336137]

Fri, 29 May 2009 18:13

Nitin Dahyabhai

Messages: 4501
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Patrick J. wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I am trying to get the syntax coloring working when setting an editor's
> content programmatically (for an existing editor, e.g. the Java one),
> but I have not come to a solution until now. I am not able to set the
> content type programmatically. The syntax coloring appears to work only
> when opening a file which extension is defined in the
> org.eclipse.ui.editors extension point.
>
> What I am doing until now:
>
> - define MyEditorInput extending IEditorInput
>
> - define MyDocumentProvider extending AbstractDocumentProvider and
> override createDocument, where I return a Document with the content I
> want if getting a parameter of type MyEditorInput. (I tried to override
> the method getContentType(Object), but it is never called.)
>
> - Open the Java editor programmatically with my custom input.

Have you tried implementing IStorageEditorInput and *not* overriding
the document provider?

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Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse WTP Source Editing
IBM Rational

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Eclipse Web Tools Platform

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