How to read syntax highlighting data from QTextDocument?

AndrzejB

My simple test program

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
    : QMainWindow(parent)
{
    QPlainTextEdit *edit = new QPlainTextEdit(this);
    KSyntaxHighlighting::SyntaxHighlighter *highlighter;
    auto doc = edit->document();
    highlighter = new KSyntaxHighlighting::SyntaxHighlighter(doc);
    const auto def = repository.definitionForName("C++");
    highlighter->setDefinition(def);
    const auto theme = repository.theme("Breeze Light");
    highlighter->setTheme(theme);
    highlighter->rehighlight();
    edit->setFont(QFontDatabase::systemFont(QFontDatabase::FixedFont));
    setCentralWidget(edit);
}

Now I want get information about current syntax type of clicked point or caret position.
For example, if I click on "class" , I get information "keyword", if I click inside string, get information "string". Is such information available with KF5 Syntax Highlighting or only further - color of theme?

SGaist

Hi,

Do you mean you would like the behaviour of a code editor ?

AndrzejB

Most functionality I have search, I found in

KSyntaxHighlighting::AbstractHighlighter::highlightLine

and virtual applyFormat

SGaist

That does not answer my question.

QSyntaxHighlighter is a class used to highlight text following some rules, it has no additional knowledge about what it highlights.