Language

Object Hierarchy:

Description:

[ CCode ( type_id = "gtk_source_language_get_type ()" ) ]
public sealed class Language : Object

Represents a syntax highlighted language.

A `GtkSourceLanguage` represents a programming or markup language, affecting syntax highlighting and [context classes]( ./class.Buffer.html#context-classes).

Use [class@LanguageManager] to obtain a `GtkSourceLanguage` instance, and [method@Buffer.set_language] to apply it to a [class@Buffer].

Namespace: GtkSource

Package: gtksourceview-5

Content:

Properties:

public bool hidden { get; }
public string id { get; }
public string name { get; }
public string section { get; }

Creation methods:

protected Language ()

Methods:

public string[]? get_globs ()
Returns the globs associated to this language.
public bool get_hidden ()
Returns whether the language should be hidden from the user.
public unowned string get_id ()
Returns the ID of the language.
public unowned string? get_metadata (string name)
public string[]? get_mime_types ()
Returns the mime types associated to this language.
public unowned string get_name ()
Returns the localized name of the language.
public unowned string get_section ()
Returns the localized section of the language.
public unowned string? get_style_fallback (string style_id)
Returns the ID of the style to use if the specified style_id is not present in the current style scheme.
public string[]? get_style_ids ()
Returns the ids of the styles defined by this this.
public unowned string? get_style_name (string style_id)
Returns the name of the style with ID style_id defined by this this.

Inherited Members:

All known members inherited from class GLib.Object