# Package org.gjt.sp.jedit.syntax

The jEdit syntax highlighting engine.

See: Description

Interface Summary
Interface | Description
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TokenHandler | Token markers send tokens to implementations of this interface.

Class Summary
Class | Description
--- | ---
Chunk | A syntax token with extra information required for painting it on screen.
DefaultTokenHandler | Builds a linked list of tokens without any additional processing.
DisplayTokenHandler | Creates `Chunk` objects that can be painted on screen.
DummyTokenHandler | A dummy token handler that discards tokens.
KeywordMap | A `KeywordMap` is similar to a hashtable in that it maps keys to values.
ModeProvider | This class works like a singleton, the instance is initialized by jEdit.
ParserRule | A parser rule.
ParserRuleSet | A set of parser rules.
SyntaxStyle | A simple text style class.
SyntaxUtilities | Contains utility functions used by the syntax highlighting code.
Token | A linked list of syntax tokens.
TokenMarker | A token marker splits lines of text into tokens.
TokenMarker.LineContext | Stores persistent per-line syntax parser state.
XModeHandler | XML handler for mode definition files.

## Package org.gjt.sp.jedit.syntax Description

The jEdit syntax highlighting engine. This package only depends on a few jEdit classes:

- org.gjt.sp.util.SegmentCharSequence class
- org.gjt.sp.util.Log class

To use this package from other programs, see the documentation for the TokenMarker, TokenHandler and XModeHandler classes.