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Code Editor Functions

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Code Editor

The common Code Editor provides a variety of functions to assist with the code editing process, including:

  • Syntax Highlighting
  • Bookmarks
  • Cursor history
  • Brace matching
  • Automatic indentation
  • Commenting selections
  • Scope guides
  • Zooming
  • Line selection
  • intellisense
  • Find and Replace
  • Find in Files

A range of these functions is available through keyboard key combinations and/or context menu options

You can customize several of the Code Editor features by setting properties in the Code Editor configuration files; for example, by default the line containing the cursor is always highlighted, but you can turn the highlighting off

Additional information is provided in the Code Editor Configuration Guide, located as a PDF file in the Config directory under your Enterprise Architect installation directory

Syntax Highlighting

Bookmarks

Cursor history

Brace matching

Automatic indentation

Commenting selections

Scope guides

Zooming

Line selection

intellisense

Find and Replace

Find in Files

Code Editor Key Bindings

Code Editor Context Menu