JadeTextEdit Methods

The methods defined in the JadeTextEdit class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
addText	Adds the specified text to the contents in the specified manner
applySettings	Applies the application settings to the text editor
bindKeyToCommand	Assigns a key combination to a text editor command
bindKeyToNotification	Assigns a key combination to a notification message
bindKeyToText	Assigns a key combination to the specified text string
changeKeywords	Modifies one of the current keyword lists
clearAllStyles	Clears all text styles defined for the control
colorAs6Hex	Returns a six-character hexadecimal string in the RGB format of the specified color
configureFor_Jade	Performs basic configuration for JADE methods
configureFor_Text	Performs basic configuration for plain text
convertEndOfLines	Replaces all end-of-line characters in the contents with the specified characters
convertIndentWhitespace	Changes the indentation whitespace as specified
copyDefaultToAllStyles	Copies the default text style and all of its attributes to all other text styles
copyToClipboard	Copies the selected text to the clipboard
cutToClipboard	Cuts the selected text from the contents and moves it to the clipboard
doLinemarker	Performs linemark actions (for example, set, go-to, and so on)
emptyUndoBuffer	Clears the undo and redo action list
find	Searches for the specified text in the contents
findAgain	Searches for the text and parameter values reused from the most recent find, findMarkAll, or replaceAll method
findMarkAll	Searches for the specified text and places linemarks where that text is found
getClipBuffer	Returns the contents of the specified editor text buffer
getCoordinates	Returns the coordinates of the requested location (in pixels) relative to the client area
getGlobalSettings	Returns a copy of the global settings table
getLanguageName	Returns the name of the specified programming language number
getLineHeight	Returns the height in pixels of the specified line
getLineStartPosition	Returns the zero-based character offset of the first character in the specified line
getLineText	Returns the text contained in the specified line
getLinemarkLines	Populates an array with each occurrence (position) of the specified linemark
getNamedAttribute	Returns the value of the specified named attribute
getTextLength	Returns the number of characters of text in the contents
getTextRange	Returns the text in the specified range
getToggleKeyStates	Returns the on or off state of the Insert, CAPS LOCK, NUM LOCK, and SCROLL LOCK keys
getWordAt	Returns the word at the specified location (that is, the mouse pointer or the caret position)
initializeAppSettings	Removes all entries from the application settings table
lineCount	Returns the number of lines of text in the contents
lines	Returns the height of the client area in lines
loadTextFromFile	Replaces the contents of the text editor with the contents of the specified file
moveCaret	Moves the caret to the specified position
pasteFromClipboard	Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the text editor buffer at the caret position
recordReplay	Reapplies the last operation that was undone
redo	Reapplies the last operation that was undone
replace	Replaces the most recent find match with the specified replacement text
replaceAll	Searches for all occurrences of specified text in the contents and replaces it with the specified replacement text
restyleText	Recalculates all of the text styling information for the contents using the current language setting
rgb	Returns the red, green, and blue color values as an Integer value
saveTextToFile	Saves the contents to the specified file
selectAll	Selects all of the text in the text editor
setClipBuffer	Sets the specified editor text buffer with specified text
setIndicatorAttributes	Sets type and color attributes for an text editor indicator
setLinemarkAttributes	Sets type and color attributes for text editor linemarks
setLinemarkLines	Adds a linemark to each line in the specified list
setNamedAttribute	Sets the specified named attribute to the specified value
setStyleAttributes	Sets the attributes of a text style
setTextRangeToStyle	Updates the current text styling for each character in the specified range with the specified value
setWordCharactersets	Sets the characters that are treated as words, white space, and punctuation in the text editor
shareDocumentFrom	Specifies the text editor control whose content is shared by this text editor control
undo	Undoes the last edit operation
updateAppSettings	Updates the application JadeTextEdit settings table

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.