Code Editor
The Code Editor window can hold as many files as you have memory. Each file you open is placed on its own tab. Click a file tab to edit/view the file. The code editor can be used to edit the following file types:
| File Type | File Extension | Syntax Highlighting |
| wcCode Source | .wcc | Yes |
| wcCode Header | .wch | Yes |
| HTML | .htm, .html | Yes |
| Text | .txt | No |
Right click in the Code
Editor window to invoke the popup menu displayed in the screen shot above. The popup menu
items that are enabled depend on what is currently selected in the code editor window.
Note: you can also right click on a file tab to close
the file.
| Menu Items | Action/Explanation |
| select Function block | If no text is selected and the cursor i-beam is within a function name, then this menu item is enabled; and if selected will select the enclosing function, from the beginning of the function name to the function ending bracket: ")" (as shown above) |
| select HTML block | If no text is selected and the cursor i-beam is within a HTML tag, then this menu item is enabled; and if selected will select the enclosing HTML tag. |
| select String block | If no text is selected and the cursor i-beam is within a quoted string, then this menu item is enabled; and if selected will select the enclosing quoted string. |
| Edit Selected Block | If a recognized Function, HTML tag or quoted string is selected, then this menu item is enabled; and if selected will invoke the Html Code Editor. |
| Force Edit | If the selected block of text is not a recognized by the Code Editor, then you can use this to force invoking the Html Code Editor. Same as using the F5 key. |
| Comment Selected Block with // | If you have one or more lines selected in the code editor window, then this option is available. Selecting this option will add comment marks ( // - two forward slashes ) to the beginning of text in each line selected. Purpose: it allows you to quickly comment a block of source code. |
| Comment Selected Block with ' | If you have one or more lines selected in the code editor window, then this option is available. Selecting this option will add a comment mark ( ' - one single quote ) to the beginning of text in each line selected. Purpose: it allows you to quickly comment a block of source code. |
| Uncomment Selected Block | If you have one or more lines selected in the code editor window, then this option is available. Selecting this option will remove one set of comment characters at the beginning of each line. So if you source code line begins with //'//'! if then WildEdit will remove the first 2 characters, becuase they are considered one comment set; and your line will then begin with '//'! If then |
| Program Explorer | Selecting this menu item toggles the Program Explorer window. |
The statusbar below the Code Editor window displays the current Line and Column position of the i-beam cursor (caret), the Modified status of the currently displayed document, and the Insert/Overwrite status of your insert key.
The Code Editor's syntax highlighting is user definable. You can change and set your syntax highlighting color preferences by using the F6 key or selecting Editor Properties from the Tools menu.