Detecting highlighted text in a file

Processing Project Guidance
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hi all,

is it possible to be able to detect words highlighted in a text file? for instance, if i select “who” in text file, would i be able to save “who” in a variable?

thanks in advance,
destro

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I‘m not sure if this is what you Need, But you can Indeed detect highlighted Text within the processing Editor, but if this works in external Files… i don‘t know. And you can also add a Variable inside the Editor, by just adding Strings to the Editors Text. For example you could add to the first line of the Code the strings („int “ + name + „ = 0;“). This method is also used by the Formatter in the IDE, But as far as i‘m Aware of it can only be used by tools, not by a Sketch, But that might not be the case. I‘ll Look Up where the methods i‘m Talking about are and edit the post then^^ What i‘m Talking about is JavaTextarea.getDocument().insertString(int pos, int pos end, String text, null); You‘ll have to Look up the exact usage and all It’s methods to get it to do what you Need exactly.

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i haven’t been successful at figuring out where to start with this.

thanks, i’ll check out this function.

destro

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BTW, it Starts from the Editor class, so it‘s more like Editor.getJavaTextArea(). And so on.

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i found what i was looking for with your nudge function:

thanks!
destro.

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Glad i could help you :wink: