Defaults

The CodeEditorDefaults class handles the default properties of the Code Editor component.

Overview

The JEditor(CodeEditorDefaults) constructor allows to create the JEditor with specified defaults.

The CodeEditorDefaults class allows to specify how the editor will be presented:

• Color for the keywords and comments
• Used Fonts and Colors
• Caret customization
• etc...

For example:

      CodeEditorDefaults defaults = new CodeEditorDefaults();
      defaults.setStyle(Token.KEYWORD1, Color.BLUE, false, true);
      defaults.setStyle(Token.KEYWORD2, Color.BLUE, false, true);
      defaults.setStyle(Token.KEYWORD3, Color.BLUE, false, true);
      defaults.setStyle(Token.COMMENT1, Color.DARK_GRAY, false, false);
      defaults.setStyle(Token.COMMENT2, Color.DARK_GRAY, false, false);
      defaults.eolMarkers = false;
      defaults.paintInvalid = false;

      // create CodeEditor
      JEditor ta = new JEditor(defaults);

Setting the defaults again after the editor crration

The JEditor.setDefaults(CodeEditorDefaults) allows to set the defaults of the editor after its creation.

List of default properties

General properties

Field	Usage
editable	Specifies if the editor is editable (default is true)
cols	The number of columns of the editor
rows	The number of rows of the editor
tabSize	The tabulation size
font	The font of the editor
eolMarkerColor	The color of the end of lines markers
eolMarkers	Specifies if line markers are shown (default is true). End of line markers are "." characters
paintInvalid	Specifies if empty lines are painted with a "~" character (default is true)

Caret properties

Field	Usage
caretVisible	Specifies if the caret is visible (default is true)
caretBlinks	Specifies if the caret is blinking (default is true)
caretColor	The color of the caret

Highlighting properties

Field	Usage
selectionColor	The color of text selection
lineHighlightColor	The color of line selection selection
lineHighlight	Specifies if line highlight is allowed (default is true)
bracketHighlightColor	The color of brackets selection highlight
bracketHighlight	Specifies if brackets highlight is allowed (default is true)

Popup properties

Field	Usage
hasPopup	Specifies if there is a popup which should appear for right-clicking in the editor area (default is false)
popup	The Popup menu in the editor when right-clicking on the editor (default is null, tehre is no popup by default)

Gutter properties

Field	Usage
gutterCollapsed	Specifies if the gutter is initially copllapsed (default is true)
gutterExpandable	Specifies if the gutter can be expanded (if collapsed) or collapsed (if expanded) (default is true)
gutterWidth	The gutter width when it is expanded (default is 40 pixels)
gutterBgColor	The gutter background color (default is white)
gutterFgColor	The gutter foreground color (default is black)
gutterHighlightColor	The gutter highlight color (default is Magenta)
gutterBorderColor	The gutter border color (default is Gray)
gutterBorderWidth	The gutter border width (default is 4 pixels)
gutterNumberAlignment	The gutter number alignment (default is RIGHT)
gutterFont	The gutter font (default is Monospaced)