Source Property

Source

Gets or sets an object that implements ITextSource interface containing an actual string data displayed by the control.

Declaration

public virtual ITextSource Source { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ITextSource

Implements

ISyntaxEdit.Source

Remarks

Set this property to display text content from a different text source.

Source object can be assigned to several SyntaxEdit controls so that they can provide multiple views of the text.

Examples

Here is how to set a Source different TextSource from the C# code:

public partial class Form1 : Form
{
    private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        var syntaxEdit1 = new Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(this.components);
        var syntaxEdit2 = new Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(this.components);
        var textSource = new Alternet.Editor.TextSource.TextSource(this.components);
        textSource.LoadFile("myfile.txt");
        syntaxEdit1.Source = this.textSource;
        syntaxEdit2.Source = this.textSource;
    }
}

Here is how to set a Source different TextSource from the Visual Basic code:

Partial Public Class Form1
    Inherits Form

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
        Dim syntaxEdit1 = New Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(Me.components)
        Dim syntaxEdit2 = New Alternet.Editor.SyntaxEdit(Me.components)
        Dim textSource = New Alternet.Editor.TextSource.TextSource(Me.components)
        textSource.LoadFile("myfile.txt")
        syntaxEdit1.Source = Me.textSource
        syntaxEdit2.Source = Me.textSource
    End Sub
End Class