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<h1>eric7.Preferences.HighlightingStylesFile</h1>
<p>
Module implementing a class representing the highlighting styles JSON file.
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<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Classes</h3>
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<td><a href="#HighlightingStylesFile">HighlightingStylesFile</a></td>
<td>Class representing the highlighting styles JSON file.</td>
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<h3>Functions</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h2>HighlightingStylesFile</h2>
<p>
    Class representing the highlighting styles JSON file.
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<h3>Derived from</h3>
QObject
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Class Methods</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<h3>Methods</h3>
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<td><a href="#HighlightingStylesFile.__init__">HighlightingStylesFile</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
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<td><a href="#HighlightingStylesFile.readFile">readFile</a></td>
<td>Public method to read the highlighting styles data from a highlighting styles JSON file.</td>
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<td><a href="#HighlightingStylesFile.writeFile">writeFile</a></td>
<td>Public method to write the highlighting styles data to a highlighting styles JSON file.</td>
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<h3>Static Methods</h3>
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<tr><td>None</td></tr>
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<a NAME="HighlightingStylesFile.__init__" ID="HighlightingStylesFile.__init__"></a>
<h4>HighlightingStylesFile (Constructor)</h4>
<b>HighlightingStylesFile</b>(<i>parent: QObject = None</i>)
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        Constructor
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<dt><i>parent</i> (QObject (optional))</dt>
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reference to the parent object (defaults to None)
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<h4>HighlightingStylesFile.readFile</h4>
<b>readFile</b>(<i>filename: str</i>)
<p>
        Public method to read the highlighting styles data from a highlighting
        styles JSON file.
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<dt><i>filename</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the highlighting styles file
</dd>
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<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of read lexer style definitions
</dd>
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<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of dict
</dd>
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<h4>HighlightingStylesFile.writeFile</h4>
<b>writeFile</b>(<i>filename: str, lexers: list</i>)
<p>
        Public method to write the highlighting styles data to a highlighting
        styles JSON file.
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<dt><i>filename</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the highlighting styles file
</dd>
<dt><i>lexers</i> (list of PreferencesLexer)</dt>
<dd>
list of lexers for which to export the styles
</dd>
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<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a successful write
</dd>
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<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
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