eric7.QScintilla.Lexers.Lexer

Module implementing the lexer mixin 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

None

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.
defaultKeywords Public method to get the default keywords.
hasSmartIndent Public method indicating whether lexer can do smart indentation.
hasSubstyles Public method to indicate the support of sub-styles.
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.
keywordsDescription Public method to get the description for a keywords set.
lexerName Public method to return the lexer name.
maximumKeywordSet Public method to get the maximum keyword set.
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.

Return:
flag indicating to keep tabs
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.autoCompletionWordSeparators

autoCompletionWordSeparators()

Public method to return the list of separators for autocompletion.

Return:
list of separators
Return Type:
list of str

Lexer.boxCommentStr

boxCommentStr()

Public method to return the box comment strings.

Return:
dictionary containing the start, middle and end box comment strings
Return Type:
dict of {"start": str, "middle": str, "end": str}

Lexer.canBlockComment

canBlockComment()

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

Return:
flag indicating block comment is available
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.canBoxComment

canBoxComment()

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

Return:
flag box comment is available
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.canStreamComment

canStreamComment()

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

Return:
flag indicating stream comment is available
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.commentStr

commentStr()

Public method to return the comment string.

Return:
comment string
Return Type:
str

Lexer.defaultKeywords

defaultKeywords(kwSet)

Public method to get the default keywords.

kwSet (int)
number of the keyword set (unused)
Return:
space separated list of keywords
Return Type:
str or None

Lexer.hasSmartIndent

hasSmartIndent()

Public method indicating whether lexer can do smart indentation.

Return:
flag indicating availability of smartIndentLine and smartIndentSelection methods
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.hasSubstyles

hasSubstyles()

Public method to indicate the support of sub-styles.

Return:
flag indicating sub-styling support
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.initProperties

initProperties()

Public slot to initialize the properties.

Lexer.isCommentStyle

isCommentStyle(style)

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

style (int)
style to check (unused)
Return:
flag indicating a comment style
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.isStringStyle

isStringStyle(style)

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

style (int)
style to check (unused)
Return:
flag indicating a string style
Return Type:
bool

Lexer.keywords

keywords(kwSet)

Public method to get the keywords.

kwSet (int)
number of the keyword set
Return:
space separated list of keywords
Return Type:
str or None

Lexer.keywordsDescription

keywordsDescription(kwSet)

Public method to get the description for a keywords set.

kwSet (int)
number of the keyword set
Return:
description of the keyword set
Return Type:
str

Lexer.lexerName

lexerName()

Public method to return the lexer name.

Return:
lexer name
Return Type:
str

Lexer.maximumKeywordSet

maximumKeywordSet()

Public method to get the maximum keyword set.

Note: A return value of 0 indicates to determine this dynamically.

Return:
maximum keyword set
Return Type:
int

Lexer.smartIndentLine

smartIndentLine(editor)

Public method to handle smart indentation for a line.

editor (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 (Editor)
reference to the QScintilla editor object

Lexer.streamCommentStr

streamCommentStr()

Public method to return the stream comment strings.

Return:
dictionary containing the start and end stream comment strings
Return Type:
dict of {"start": str, "end": str}
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