edu.utep.cs.utjml.canica.jmleditor
Class SyntaxHighlighter

java.lang.Object
  edu.utep.cs.utjml.canica.jmleditor.SyntaxHighlighter

public class SyntaxHighlighter
extends Object

A class for syntax coloring a document. This class creates a new, separate thread to perform the syntax coloring of a document. The document to be syntax colored should be created by calling the createNewDocument() method. This method may be called many times to create multiple documents. However, the document that is created last will be syntax colored. Other documents can be syntax colored by calling the setDocument(StyledDocument) method.

Author:

Yoonsik Cheon

Constructor Summary

SyntaxHighlighter()
Creates a new instance.

Method Summary

DefaultStyledDocument	createNewDocument() Creates and returns a new document that is automatically syntax colored.
Thread	getColorer() Returns the thread that does the coloring.
void	setDocument(StyledDocument doc) Sets the document to be syntax colored.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SyntaxHighlighter

public SyntaxHighlighter()

Creates a new instance.

Method Detail

createNewDocument

public DefaultStyledDocument createNewDocument()

Creates and returns a new document that is automatically syntax colored. If this method is called multiple times, the last document will be syntax colored.

See Also:

createNewDocument()

setDocument

public void setDocument(StyledDocument doc)

Sets the document to be syntax colored. The given document is assumed to be created by the createNewDocument() method.

getColorer

public Thread getColorer()

Returns the thread that does the coloring.