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small example to show how to used Regular Expressions for code highlight
Introduction

this is small example to show how to used Regular Expressions for code highlight

Using the code

you can download the example or used this code

here link to download:
http://dev-sy.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=4[^]

if you want to use the code
in the first you should add richtext to the form

 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
private void richTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
              string tokens = "(auto|double|int|struct|break|else|long|switch|case|enum|register|typedef|char|extern|return|union|const|float|short|unsigned|continue|for|signed|void|default|goto|sizeof|volatile|do|if|static|while)";
    Regex rex = new Regex(tokens);
    MatchCollection mc = rex.Matches(richTextBox1.Text);
    int StartCursorPosition = richTextBox1.SelectionStart;
    foreach (Match m in mc)
    {
        int startIndex = m.Index;
        int StopIndex = m.Length;
        richTextBox1.Select(startIndex, StopIndex);
        richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Blue;
        richTextBox1.SelectionStart = StartCursorPosition;
        richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Black;
    }
        } 

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)


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Software Developer (Senior) syrian developers
Syrian Arab Republic Syrian Arab Republic
hello , I am software and web developer , I believe that i have to share my knowledge with others.

Comments and Discussions

 
Generalhere link to download: http://dev-sy.com/wp-content/plugins/... Pin
ck47ht20-Apr-11 4:32
ck47ht20-Apr-11 4:32 
GeneralReason for my vote of 1 Simply awful. Don't try this at home... Pin
Toli Cuturicu2-Sep-10 9:03
Toli Cuturicu2-Sep-10 9:03 
GeneralReason for my vote of 1 Tons of error and don't really give ... Pin
Simon Dufour31-Aug-10 5:44
Simon Dufour31-Aug-10 5:44 
GeneralI guess it's not a bad start but prehaps you should also che... Pin
Simon Dufour31-Aug-10 4:01
Simon Dufour31-Aug-10 4:01 

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