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ScriptEditorBase
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**Inherits:** :ref:`VBoxContainer<class_VBoxContainer>` **<** :ref:`BoxContainer<class_BoxContainer>` **<** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Base editor for editing scripts in the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`.

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Description
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Base editor for editing scripts in the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`. This does not include documentation items.

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Methods
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   | void                          | :ref:`add_syntax_highlighter<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter>` **(** :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>` highlighter **)** |
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   | :ref:`Control<class_Control>` | :ref:`get_base_editor<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_get_base_editor>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                 |
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Signals
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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_edited_script_changed:

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**edited_script_changed** **(** **)**

Emitted after script validation.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_help:

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**go_to_help** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` what **)**

Emitted when the user requests a specific documentation page.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_method:

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**go_to_method** **(** :ref:`Object<class_Object>` script, :ref:`String<class_String>` method **)**

Emitted when the user requests to view a specific method of a script, similar to :ref:`request_open_script_at_line<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_open_script_at_line>`.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_name_changed:

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**name_changed** **(** **)**

Emitted after script validation or when the edited resource has changed.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_replace_in_files_requested:

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**replace_in_files_requested** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` text **)**

Emitted when the user request to find and replace text in the file system.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_help:

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**request_help** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` topic **)**

Emitted when the user requests contextual help.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_open_script_at_line:

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**request_open_script_at_line** **(** :ref:`Object<class_Object>` script, :ref:`int<class_int>` line **)**

Emitted when the user requests to view a specific line of a script, similar to :ref:`go_to_method<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_method>`.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_save_history:

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**request_save_history** **(** **)**

Emitted when the user contextual goto and the item is in the same script.

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**search_in_files_requested** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` text **)**

Emitted when the user request to search text in the file system.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter:

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void **add_syntax_highlighter** **(** :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>` highlighter **)**

Adds a :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>` to the open script.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_method_get_base_editor:

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:ref:`Control<class_Control>` **get_base_editor** **(** **)** |const|

Returns the underlying :ref:`Control<class_Control>` used for editing scripts. For text scripts, this is a :ref:`CodeEdit<class_CodeEdit>`.

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