TextEdit

Inherits: Control < CanvasItem < Node < Object

Category: Core

Brief Description

Multiline text editing control.

Properties

boolbreakpoint_gutter
boolcaret_blink
floatcaret_blink_speed
boolcaret_block_mode
boolcaret_moving_by_right_click
boolcontext_menu_enabled
inthiding_enabled
boolhighlight_all_occurrences
boolhighlight_current_line
booloverride_selected_font_color
boolreadonly
boolshow_line_numbers
boolsmooth_scrolling
boolsyntax_highlighting
Stringtext
floatv_scroll_speed
boolwrap_enabled

Methods

voidadd_color_region ( String begin_key, String end_key, Color color, bool line_only=false )
voidadd_keyword_color ( String keyword, Color color )
boolcan_fold ( int line ) const
voidclear_colors ( )
voidclear_undo_history ( )
voidcopy ( )
intcursor_get_column ( ) const
intcursor_get_line ( ) const
voidcursor_set_column ( int column, bool adjust_viewport=true )
voidcursor_set_line ( int line, bool adjust_viewport=true, bool can_be_hidden=true, int wrap_index=0 )
voidcut ( )
voiddeselect ( )
voidfold_all_lines ( )
voidfold_line ( int line )
Arrayget_breakpoints ( ) const
Colorget_keyword_color ( String keyword ) const
Stringget_line ( int line ) const
intget_line_count ( ) const
PopupMenuget_menu ( ) const
intget_selection_from_column ( ) const
intget_selection_from_line ( ) const
Stringget_selection_text ( ) const
intget_selection_to_column ( ) const
intget_selection_to_line ( ) const
Stringget_word_under_cursor ( ) const
boolhas_keyword_color ( String keyword ) const
voidinsert_text_at_cursor ( String text )
boolis_folded ( int line ) const
boolis_line_hidden ( int line ) const
boolis_selection_active ( ) const
voidmenu_option ( int option )
voidpaste ( )
voidredo ( )
voidremove_breakpoints ( )
PoolIntArraysearch ( String key, int flags, int from_line, int from_column ) const
voidselect ( int from_line, int from_column, int to_line, int to_column )
voidselect_all ( )
voidset_line_as_hidden ( int line, bool enable )
voidtoggle_fold_line ( int line )
voidundo ( )
voidunfold_line ( int line )
voidunhide_all_lines ( )

Theme Properties

Colorbackground_color
Colorbrace_mismatch_color
Colorbreakpoint_color
Colorcaret_background_color
Colorcaret_color
Colorcode_folding_color
StyleBoxcompletion
Colorcompletion_background_color
Colorcompletion_existing_color
Colorcompletion_font_color
intcompletion_lines
intcompletion_max_width
Colorcompletion_scroll_color
intcompletion_scroll_width
Colorcompletion_selected_color
Colorcurrent_line_color
StyleBoxfocus
Fontfont
Colorfont_color
Colorfont_color_selected
Colorfunction_color
Colorline_number_color
intline_spacing
Colormark_color
Colormember_variable_color
StyleBoxnormal
Colornumber_color
StyleBoxread_only
Colorsafe_line_number_color
Colorselection_color
Colorsymbol_color
Texturetab
Colorword_highlighted_color

Signals

  • breakpoint_toggled ( int row )

Emitted when a breakpoint is placed via the breakpoint gutter.


  • cursor_changed ( )

Emitted when the cursor changes.


  • request_completion ( )


  • text_changed ( )

Emitted when the text changes.

Enumerations

enum SearchFlags:

  • SEARCH_MATCH_CASE = 1 — Match case when searching.
  • SEARCH_WHOLE_WORDS = 2 — Match whole words when searching.
  • SEARCH_BACKWARDS = 4 — Search from end to beginning.

enum MenuItems:

  • MENU_CUT = 0 — Cuts (Copies and clears) the selected text.
  • MENU_COPY = 1 — Copies the selected text.
  • MENU_PASTE = 2 — Pastes the clipboard text over the selected text (or at the cursor’s position).
  • MENU_CLEAR = 3 — Erases the whole TextEdit text.
  • MENU_SELECT_ALL = 4 — Selects the whole TextEdit text.
  • MENU_UNDO = 5 — Undoes the previous action.
  • MENU_REDO = 6 — Redoes the previous action.
  • MENU_MAX = 7 — Represents the size of the MenuItems enum.

Description

TextEdit is meant for editing large, multiline text. It also has facilities for editing code, such as syntax highlighting support and multiple levels of undo/redo.

Property Descriptions

  • bool breakpoint_gutter
Setterset_breakpoint_gutter_enabled(value)
Getteris_breakpoint_gutter_enabled()

If true, the breakpoint gutter is visible.


Settercursor_set_blink_enabled(value)
Gettercursor_get_blink_enabled()

If true, the caret (visual cursor) blinks.


Settercursor_set_blink_speed(value)
Gettercursor_get_blink_speed()

Duration (in seconds) of a caret’s blinking cycle.


  • bool caret_block_mode
Settercursor_set_block_mode(value)
Gettercursor_is_block_mode()

If true, the caret displays as a rectangle.

If false, the caret displays as a bar.


  • bool caret_moving_by_right_click
Setterset_right_click_moves_caret(value)
Getteris_right_click_moving_caret()

If true, a right click moves the cursor at the mouse position before displaying the context menu.

If false, the context menu disregards mouse location.


  • bool context_menu_enabled
Setterset_context_menu_enabled(value)
Getteris_context_menu_enabled()

If true, a right click displays the context menu.


  • int hiding_enabled
Setterset_hiding_enabled(value)
Getteris_hiding_enabled()

  • bool highlight_all_occurrences
Setterset_highlight_all_occurrences(value)
Getteris_highlight_all_occurrences_enabled()

If true, all occurrences of the selected text will be highlighted.


  • bool highlight_current_line
Setterset_highlight_current_line(value)
Getteris_highlight_current_line_enabled()

If true, the line containing the cursor is highlighted.


  • bool override_selected_font_color
Setterset_override_selected_font_color(value)
Getteris_overriding_selected_font_color()

Setterset_readonly(value)
Getteris_readonly()

If true, read-only mode is enabled. Existing text cannot be modified and new text cannot be added.


  • bool show_line_numbers
Setterset_show_line_numbers(value)
Getteris_show_line_numbers_enabled()

If true, line numbers are displayed to the left of the text.


  • bool smooth_scrolling
Setterset_smooth_scroll_enable(value)
Getteris_smooth_scroll_enabled()

If true, sets the step of the scrollbars to 0.25 which results in smoother scrolling.


  • bool syntax_highlighting
Setterset_syntax_coloring(value)
Getteris_syntax_coloring_enabled()

If true, any custom color properties that have been set for this TextEdit will be visible.


Setterset_text(value)
Getterget_text()

String value of the TextEdit.


Setterset_v_scroll_speed(value)
Getterget_v_scroll_speed()

Vertical scroll sensitivity.


Setterset_wrap_enabled(value)
Getteris_wrap_enabled()

If true, enables text wrapping when it goes beyond the edge of what is visible.

Method Descriptions

Add color region (given the delimiters) and its colors.


  • void add_keyword_color ( String keyword, Color color )

Add a keyword and its Color.



  • void clear_colors ( )

Clears all the syntax coloring information.


  • void clear_undo_history ( )

Clears the undo history.


  • void copy ( )

Copy’s the current text selection.


  • int cursor_get_column ( ) const

Returns the column the editing cursor is at.


  • int cursor_get_line ( ) const

Returns the line the editing cursor is at.


  • void cursor_set_column ( int column, bool adjust_viewport=true )

Moves the cursor at the specified column index.

If adjust_viewport is set to true, the viewport will center at the cursor position after the move occurs. Default value is true.


  • void cursor_set_line ( int line, bool adjust_viewport=true, bool can_be_hidden=true, int wrap_index=0 )

Moves the cursor at the specified line index.

If adjust_viewport is set to true, the viewport will center at the cursor position after the move occurs. Default value is true.

If can_be_hidden is set to true, the specified line can be hidden using set_line_as_hidden. Default value is true.


  • void cut ( )

Cut’s the current selection.


  • void deselect ( )

Deselects the current selection.


  • void fold_all_lines ( )

  • void fold_line ( int line )

  • Array get_breakpoints ( ) const

Returns an array containing the line number of each breakpoint.


Returns the Color of the specified keyword.


Returns the text of a specific line.


  • int get_line_count ( ) const

Returns the amount of total lines in the text.



  • int get_selection_from_column ( ) const

Returns the selection begin column.


  • int get_selection_from_line ( ) const

Returns the selection begin line.


  • String get_selection_text ( ) const

Returns the text inside the selection.


  • int get_selection_to_column ( ) const

Returns the selection end column.


  • int get_selection_to_line ( ) const

Returns the selection end line.


  • String get_word_under_cursor ( ) const

Returns a String text with the word under the mouse cursor location.


Returns whether the specified keyword has a color set to it or not.


  • void insert_text_at_cursor ( String text )

Insert the specified text at the cursor position.


Returns whether the line at the specified index is folded or not.


  • bool is_line_hidden ( int line ) const

Returns whether the line at the specified index is hidden or not.


  • bool is_selection_active ( ) const

Returns true if the selection is active.


  • void menu_option ( int option )

Triggers a right click menu action by the specified index. See MenuItems for a list of available indexes.


  • void paste ( )

Paste the current selection.


  • void redo ( )

Perform redo operation.


  • void remove_breakpoints ( )

Removes all the breakpoints (without firing “breakpoint_toggled” signal).


Perform a search inside the text. Search flags can be specified in the SEARCH_* enum.


  • void select ( int from_line, int from_column, int to_line, int to_column )

Perform selection, from line/column to line/column.


  • void select_all ( )

Select all the text.


  • void set_line_as_hidden ( int line, bool enable )

If true, hides the line of the specified index.


  • void toggle_fold_line ( int line )

Toggle the folding of the code block at the given line.


  • void undo ( )

Perform undo operation.


  • void unfold_line ( int line )

  • void unhide_all_lines ( )

Unhide all lines that were previously set to hidden by set_line_as_hidden.