I have a simple HTML text Editor which I'm trying to convert into an IDE. I'm finished with the basics (Like adding a file browser and running the project). The next obstacle I'm facing is adding themes.
I googled and found this question but it requires adding the text before changing its color.
What behaviour I want is similar to JetBrains Webstorm (Or IntelliJ IDE):
Like @MadProgrammer mentioned, you can use RSyntaxTextArea.
From its README:
RSyntaxTextArea is a customizable, syntax highlighting text component for Java Swing applications. Out of the box, it supports syntax highlighting for 50+ programming languages, code folding, search and replace, and has add-on libraries for code completion and spell checking. Syntax highlighting for additional languages can be added via tools such as JFlex.
Example Usage:-
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import org.fife.ui.rtextarea.*;
import org.fife.ui.rsyntaxtextarea.*;
public class TextEditorDemo extends JFrame {
public TextEditorDemo() {
JPanel cp = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
RSyntaxTextArea textArea = new RSyntaxTextArea(20, 60);
textArea.setSyntaxEditingStyle(SyntaxConstants.SYNTAX_STYLE_JAVA);
textArea.setCodeFoldingEnabled(true);
RTextScrollPane sp = new RTextScrollPane(textArea);
cp.add(sp);
setContentPane(cp);
setTitle("Text Editor Demo");
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
pack();
setLocationRelativeTo(null);
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Start all Swing applications on the EDT.
SwingUtilities.invokeLater(() -> new TextEditorDemo().setVisible(true));
}
}