Lexer interface

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pasha19

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Nov 2, 2009, 3:24:25 PM11/2/09

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I understand a single lexer such as C can also handle languages like C+
+ and java. Is it possible for the colorize code to get the "language
name" for the data the lexer is currently processing?

Neil Hodgson

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Nov 3, 2009, 3:00:48 AM11/3/09

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pasha19:

> I understand a single lexer such as C can also handle languages like C+
> + and java. Is it possible for the colorize code to get the "language
> name" for the data the lexer is currently processing?

There is no 'language name' in Scintilla. A container may implement
a language concept through setting lexer, keywords, and properties in
Scintilla.