Java Reference
In-Depth Information
Syntax highlighting
Syntax highlighting for web content files works exactly as it does in Java and
JSP
files.
IDEA
starts with reasonable defaults, but you can customize them easily
through the
Colors & Fonts
settings panel, as shown in figure 11.24. All file
types inherit the basic settings specified in the
General
tab, and
HTML
and
CSS
have their own tabs allowing you to further customize file type-specific syntax.
JavaScript doesn't have its own tab under Colors & Fonts; but it inherits any
appropriate defaults from the Java settings, such as the color of String literals or
numeric constants. Additional options are planned.
11.5.3
Coding assistance for web content
Perhaps the biggest change to
IDEA
5.0's web content features is that the
IDE
now understands the nature and syntax of JavaScript,
CSS
, and
HTML
in a way it
never did before. Many of the code-aware features that make Java development
so pleasurable in
IDEA
are now available for web development as well, including
a built-in
API
reference and numerous code completion capabilities.
Figure 11.24 The CSS Colors & Fonts settings allow you to customize how IDEA
colorizes your stylesheets.
