SubDocument.ApplySyntaxHighlight(List<SyntaxHighlightToken>) Method

Performs a batch update of text formatting for document ranges corresponding to specified tokens.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

void ApplySyntaxHighlight(
    List<SyntaxHighlightToken> tokens
)

VB.NET

Sub ApplySyntaxHighlight(
    tokens As List(Of SyntaxHighlightToken)
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
tokens	List<SyntaxHighlightToken>	A List<T><SyntaxHighlightToken,> collection containing tokens to apply, ordered by the SyntaxHighlightToken.Start value.

Remarks

Call the SubDocument.ApplySyntaxHighlight method within the ISyntaxHighlightService.Execute() method to enable syntax highlighting.

Refer to the How to: Highlight Document Syntax example (or How to: Highlight Document Syntax for WPF) for information on how to obtain the collection of SyntaxHighlightToken objects.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

rich-text-editor-highlight-syntax/CS/SyntaxHighlightApp/Form1.cs#L72

{
    document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens);
}

winforms-richedit-syntax-highlighting-with-devexpress-codeparser-library/CS/WindowsFormsApplication1/SyntaxHighlighting.cs#L64

    }
    document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens);
}

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/CS/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeUtils/SyntaxHightlight.cs#L119

}
document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens);
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp);

spreadsheet-document-api-pivot-table-examples/CS/SpreadsheetDocServerPivotAPI/CodeUtils/SyntaxHightlight.cs#L140

}
document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens);
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp);

syntax-highlighting-for-c-and-vb-code-using-devexpress-codeparser-and-syntax-highlight-tokens/CS/SyntaxHighlightSimple/MainWindow.xaml.cs#L81

}
document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens);
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp);

VB.NET

rich-text-editor-highlight-syntax/VB/SyntaxHighlightApp/Form1.vb#L71

If syntaxTokens.Count > 0 Then
    document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens)
End If

winforms-richedit-syntax-highlighting-with-devexpress-codeparser-library/VB/WindowsFormsApplication1/SyntaxHighlighting.vb#L65

    document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens)
End Sub

spreadsheet-document-api-chart-examples/VB/SpreadsheetDocServerChartAPISamples/CodeUtils/SyntaxHightlight.vb#L119

Next token
document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens)
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp)

spreadsheet-document-api-pivot-table-examples/VB/SpreadsheetDocServerPivotAPI/CodeUtils/SyntaxHightlight.vb#L119

Next token
document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens)
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp)

syntax-highlighting-for-c-and-vb-code-using-devexpress-codeparser-and-syntax-highlight-tokens/VB/SyntaxHighlightSimple/MainWindow.xaml.vb#L76

document.ApplySyntaxHighlight(syntaxTokens)
document.EndUpdateCharacters(cp)