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 <h1 class="topictitle1">Structured text editors for markup languages</h1>


 <div><p><span class="q">"Structured text editor"</span> is any of several text editors that
 you can use to edit various markup languages such as HTML, JavaScript, or
 XML.</p>

 <p>

 The structured text editor is represented by various editors that you can
 use to edit files coded with markup tags:</p>


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 <td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">DTD source page editor</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">HTML source page editor</td>

 <td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">JavaScript™</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">XML</td>

 <td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">Source tab of XML editor</td>

 <td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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 <td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">XSD (schema)</td>

 <td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">Source tab of XML schema editor</td>

 <td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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 <p>You can access the structured text editor by right-clicking on a relevant
 file name in Navigator or Package Explorer view and then clicking <span class="uicontrol">Open
 With</span> and selecting the editor mentioned above.</p>

 <p>The structured text editor provides a consistent interface regardless of
 the markup language with which it is associated. It provides capabilities
 such as find and replace, undo, redo, a spelling checker, and coding assistance
 (unless otherwise noted). It also highlights syntax in different colors. Following
 is a brief description of some of the structured text editor's capabilities:</p>

 <dl>
 <dt class="dlterm">syntax highlighting</dt>

 <dd>Each keyword type and syntax type is highlighted differently, enabling
 you to easily find a certain kind of keyword for editing. For example, in
 HTML, element names, attribute names, attribute values, and comments have
 different colors; in JavaScript, function and variable
 names, quoted text strings, and comments have different colors.</dd>


 <dt class="dlterm">unlimited undo and redo</dt>

 <dd>These options allow you to incrementally undo and redo every change made
 to a file for the entire editing session. For text, changes are incremented
 one character or set of selected characters at a time.</dd>


 <dt class="dlterm">content assist</dt>

 <dd>Content assist helps you to insert JavaScript functions, HTML tags, or
 other keywords. Choices available in the content assist list are based on
 functions defined by the syntax of the language in which the file is coded.</dd>


 <dt class="dlterm">user-defined templates and snippets</dt>

 <dd>By using the Snippets view, you can access user-defined code snippets
 and (for all code types except JavaScript) templates to help you
 quickly add regularly used text strings.</dd>


 <dt class="dlterm">function selection</dt>

 <dd>Based on the location of your cursor, the function or tag selection indicator
 highlights the line numbers that include a function or tag in the vertical
 ruler on the left area of the Source page.</dd>


 <dt class="dlterm">pop-up menu options</dt>

 <dd>These are the same editing options available in the workbench <span class="uicontrol">Edit</span> menu.</dd>

 </dl>

 </div>

 <div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
 <div><a href="csrcedt006.html" title="Content assist helps you insert or finish a tag or function or finish a line of code in a structured text editor. The placement of the cursor in the source file provides the context for the content assist to offer suggestions for completion.">Content assist</a></div>
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 <div><a href="tsrcedt000.html" title="You can edit text coded in markup languages with a structured text editor. This is a generic term for several editors that you can use to edit any of several markup languages, such as HTML.">Editing text coded in markup languages - overview</a></div>
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	<h1 class="topictitle1">Structured text editors for markup languages</h1>




	<div><p><span class="q">"Structured text editor"</span> is any of several text editors that
	you can use to edit various markup languages such as HTML, JavaScript, or
	XML.</p>

	<p>

	The structured text editor is represented by various editors that you can
	use to edit files coded with markup tags:</p>


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	<thead align="left">
	<tr>
	<th valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" id="N1008A">File type</th>

	<th valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" id="N10092">Editor</th>

	<th valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" id="N1009A">Content assist?</th>

	</tr>

	</thead>

	<tbody>
	<tr>
	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">Cascading style sheet</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">CSS source page editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>
	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">Document type definitions</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">DTD source page editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">No</td>

	</tr>

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	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">HTML</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">HTML source page editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>
	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">JavaScript™</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">JavaScript source page editor or source
	tab of JavaScript editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>
	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">JSP</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">JSP source page editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">XML</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">Source tab of XML editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

	</tr>

	<tr>
	<td valign="top" width="30.47945205479452%" headers="N1008A ">XSD (schema)</td>

	<td valign="top" width="45.89041095890411%" headers="N10092 ">Source tab of XML schema editor</td>

	<td valign="top" width="23.63013698630137%" headers="N1009A ">Yes</td>

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	</tbody>

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	<p>You can access the structured text editor by right-clicking on a relevant
	file name in Navigator or Package Explorer view and then clicking <span class="uicontrol">Open
	With</span> and selecting the editor mentioned above.</p>

	<p>The structured text editor provides a consistent interface regardless of
	the markup language with which it is associated. It provides capabilities
	such as find and replace, undo, redo, a spelling checker, and coding assistance
	(unless otherwise noted). It also highlights syntax in different colors. Following
	is a brief description of some of the structured text editor's capabilities:</p>

	<dl>
	<dt class="dlterm">syntax highlighting</dt>

	<dd>Each keyword type and syntax type is highlighted differently, enabling
	you to easily find a certain kind of keyword for editing. For example, in
	HTML, element names, attribute names, attribute values, and comments have
	different colors; in JavaScript, function and variable
	names, quoted text strings, and comments have different colors.</dd>


	<dt class="dlterm">unlimited undo and redo</dt>

	<dd>These options allow you to incrementally undo and redo every change made
	to a file for the entire editing session. For text, changes are incremented
	one character or set of selected characters at a time.</dd>


	<dt class="dlterm">content assist</dt>

	<dd>Content assist helps you to insert JavaScript functions, HTML tags, or
	other keywords. Choices available in the content assist list are based on
	functions defined by the syntax of the language in which the file is coded.</dd>


	<dt class="dlterm">user-defined templates and snippets</dt>

	<dd>By using the Snippets view, you can access user-defined code snippets
	and (for all code types except JavaScript) templates to help you
	quickly add regularly used text strings.</dd>


	<dt class="dlterm">function selection</dt>

	<dd>Based on the location of your cursor, the function or tag selection indicator
	highlights the line numbers that include a function or tag in the vertical
	ruler on the left area of the Source page.</dd>


	<dt class="dlterm">pop-up menu options</dt>

	<dd>These are the same editing options available in the workbench <span class="uicontrol">Edit</span> menu.</dd>

	</dl>

	</div>

	<div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
	<div><a href="csrcedt006.html" title="Content assist helps you insert or finish a tag or function or finish a line of code in a structured text editor. The placement of the cursor in the source file provides the context for the content assist to offer suggestions for completion.">Content assist</a></div>
	</div>
	<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
	<div><a href="tsrcedt000.html" title="You can edit text coded in markup languages with a structured text editor. This is a generic term for several editors that you can use to edit any of several markup languages, such as HTML.">Editing text coded in markup languages - overview</a></div>
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