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EditorSyntaxHighlighter
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**Inherits:** :ref:`SyntaxHighlighter<class_SyntaxHighlighter>` **<** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` **<** :ref:`RefCounted<class_RefCounted>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Base Syntax highlighter resource for the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`.

Description
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Base syntax highlighter resource all editor syntax highlighters extend from, it is used in the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`.

Add a syntax highlighter to an individual script by calling :ref:`ScriptEditorBase.add_syntax_highlighter<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter>`. To apply to all scripts on open, call :ref:`ScriptEditor.register_syntax_highlighter<class_ScriptEditor_method_register_syntax_highlighter>`

Methods
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| :ref:`String<class_String>` | :ref:`_get_name<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter_method__get_name>` **(** **)** |virtual| |const|                               |
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| :ref:`Array<class_Array>`   | :ref:`_get_supported_languages<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter_method__get_supported_languages>` **(** **)** |virtual| |const| |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter_method__get_name:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **_get_name** **(** **)** |virtual| |const|

Virtual method which can be overridden to return the syntax highlighter name.

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.. _class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter_method__get_supported_languages:

- :ref:`Array<class_Array>` **_get_supported_languages** **(** **)** |virtual| |const|

Virtual method which can be overridden to return the supported language names.

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