diff -r f99d60d6b59b -r 2602857055c5 eric6/QScintilla/Lexers/LexerContainer.py
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+++ b/eric6/QScintilla/Lexers/LexerContainer.py Sun Apr 14 15:09:21 2019 +0200
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2008 - 2019 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+Module implementing a base class for custom lexers.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from PyQt5.Qsci import QsciLexer
+
+from .Lexer import Lexer
+
+
+class LexerContainer(Lexer, QsciLexer):
+ """
+ Subclass as a base for the implementation of custom lexers.
+ """
+ def __init__(self, parent=None):
+ """
+ Constructor
+
+ @param parent parent widget of this lexer
+ """
+ QsciLexer.__init__(self, parent)
+ Lexer.__init__(self)
+
+ self.editor = parent
+
+ def language(self):
+ """
+ Public method returning the language of the lexer.
+
+ @return language of the lexer (string)
+ """
+ return "Container"
+
+ def lexer(self):
+ """
+ Public method returning the type of the lexer.
+
+ @return type of the lexer (string)
+ """
+ if hasattr(self, 'lexerId'):
+ return None
+ else:
+ return "container"
+
+ def description(self, style):
+ """
+ Public method returning the descriptions of the styles supported
+ by the lexer.
+
+ <b>Note</b>: This methods needs to be overridden by the lexer class.
+
+ @param style style number (integer)
+ @return description for the given style (string)
+ """
+ return ""
+
+ def styleText(self, start, end):
+ """
+ Public method to perform the styling.
+
+ @param start position of first character to be styled (integer)
+ @param end position of last character to be styled (integer)
+ """
+ self.editor.startStyling(start, 0x1f)
+ self.editor.setStyling(end - start + 1, 0)
+
+ def keywords(self, kwSet):
+ """
+ Public method to get the keywords.
+
+ @param kwSet number of the keyword set (integer)
+ @return string giving the keywords (string) or None
+ """
+ return Lexer.keywords(self, kwSet)
