textrange(text, flags, startPos, endPos)
findtext(text, flags, startPos, endPos)
match(text, flags, startPos)
append(text)
insert(pos,text)
remove(startPos,endPos)
Open(filename)
SendEditor(SCI_constant, ...)
SendOutput(SCI_constant, ...)
ConstantName(number)
MenuCommand(IDM_constant)
AddRefDocument(int pDocPointer)\n Create a new document object. Starts with reference count of 1 and not selected into editor. Extend life of document
AddSelection(int caret, int anchor) = int length\n Add a selection
AddStyledText(int length, cells c)\n Add array of cells to document
AddText(string text)\n Add text to the document at current position
AddUndoAction(int token, int flags)\n Add a container action to the undo stack
Allocate(int bytes)\n Enlarge the document to a particular size of text bytes
AnnotationClearAll()\n Clear the annotations from all lines
AnnotationGetStyles(int line) = string styles, int length\n Get the annotation styles for a line
AnnotationGetText(int line) = string text, int length\n Get the annotation text for a line
AnnotationSetStyles(int line, string styles)\n Set the annotation styles for a line
AnnotationSetText(int line, string text)\n Set the annotation text for a line
AppendText(string text)\n Append a string to the end of the document without changing the selection
AssignCmdKey(int keyCode, int keyModifier, int sciCommand)\n When key+modifier combination km is pressed perform msg
AutoCActive() = bool\n Is there an auto-completion list visible?
AutoCCancel()\n Remove the auto-completion list from the screen
AutoCComplete()\n User has selected an item so remove the list and insert the selection
AutoCGetCurrent() = int itemPos\n Get currently selected item position in the auto-completion list
AutoCGetCurrentText() = string text, int length\n Get currently selected item text in the auto-completion list. Returns the length of the item text
AutoCPosStart() = int pos\n Retrieve the position of the caret when the auto-completion list was displayed
AutoCSelect(string select | int select)\n Select the item in the auto-completion list that starts with a string
AutoCShow(int lenEntered, string itemList)\n Display a auto-completion list. The lenEntered parameter indicates how many characters before the caret should be used to provide context
AutoCStops(string charSet)\n Define a set of character that when typed cancel the auto-completion list
BackTab()\n Dedent the selected lines
BeginUndoAction()\n Start a sequence of actions that is undone and redone as a unit. May be nested
BraceBadLight(int posStart)\n Highlight the character at a position indicating there is no matching brace
BraceHighlight(int posStart, int posEnd)\n Highlight the characters at two positions
BraceMatch(int pos) = int pos\n Find the position of a matching brace or INVALID_POSITION if no match
CallTipActive() = bool\n Is there an active call tip?
CallTipCancel()\n Remove the call tip from the screen
CallTipPosStart() = int pos\n Retrieve the position where the caret was before displaying the call tip
CallTipSetHlt(int hlStart, int hlEnd)\n Highlight a segment of the definition
CallTipShow(int posStart, string definition)\n Show a call tip containing a definition near position pos
Cancel()\n Cancel any modes such as call tip or auto-completion list display
ChangeLexerState(int posStart, int posEnd) = int\n Indicate that the internal state of a lexer has changed over a range and therefore there may be a need to redraw
CanPaste() = bool\n Will a paste succeed?
CanRedo() = bool\n Are there any redoable actions in the undo history?
CanUndo() = bool\n Are there any undoable actions in the undo history?
CharLeft()\n Move caret left one character
CharLeftExtend()\n Move caret left one character extending selection to new caret position
CharLeftRectExtend()\n Move caret left one character, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
CharPositionFromPoint(int x, int y) = int pos\n Find the position of a character from a point within the window
CharPositionFromPointClose(int x, int y) = int pos\n Find the position of a character from a point within the window.Return INVALID_POSITION if not close to text
CharRight()\n Move caret right one character
CharRightExtend()\n Move caret right one character extending selection to new caret position
CharRightRectExtend()\n Move caret right one character, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
ChooseCaretX()\n Set the last x chosen value to be the caret x position
Clear()\n Clear the selection
ClearAll()\n Delete all text in the document
ClearAllCmdKeys()\n Drop all key mappings
ClearCmdKey(int keyCode, int keyModifier)\n When key+modifier combination km is pressed do nothing
ClearDocumentStyle()\n Set all style bytes to 0, remove all folding information
ClearRegisteredImages()\n Clear all the registered XPM images
ClearSelections()\n Clear selections to a single empty stream selection
Colourise(int posStart, int posEnd)\n Colourise a segment of the document using the current lexing language
ConvertEOLs(int eolMode)\n Convert all line endings in the document to one mode
Copy()\n Copy the selection to the clipboard
CopyAllowLine()\n Copy the selection, if selection empty copy the line with the caret
CopyRange(int posStart, int posEnd)\n Copy a range of text to the clipboard. Positions are clipped into the document
CopyText(string clipText | int clipText)\n Copy argument text to the clipboard
CreateDocument() = int\n Create a new document object. Starts with reference count of 1 and not selected into editor
Cut()\n Cut the selection to the clipboard
DeleteBack()\n Delete the selection or if no selection, the character before the caret
DeleteBackNotLine()\n Delete the selection or if no selection, the character before the caret. Will not delete the character before at the start of a line
DescribeKeyWordSets() = string descriptions, int length\n Retrieve a '\n' separated list of descriptions of the keyword sets understood by the current lexer
DescribeProperty(string name) = string description, int length\n Describe a property
DelLineLeft()\n Delete back from the current position to the start of the line
DelLineRight()\n Delete forwards from the current position to the end of the line
DelWordLeft()\n Delete the word to the left of the caret
DelWordRight()\n Delete the word to the right of the caret
DelWordRightEnd()\n Delete the word to the right of the caret, but not the trailing non-word characters
DocLineFromVisible(int lineDisplay) = int\n Find the document line of a display line taking hidden lines into account
DocumentEnd()\n Move caret to last position in document
DocumentEndExtend()\n Move caret to last position in document extending selection to new caret position
DocumentStart()\n Move caret to first position in document
DocumentStartExtend()\n Move caret to first position in document extending selection to new caret position
EditToggleOvertype()\n Switch from insert to overtype mode or the reverse
EmptyUndoBuffer()\n Delete the undo history
EncodedFromUTF8(string utf8, string encoded) = int length\n Translates a UTF8 string into the document encoding. Return the length of the result in bytes. On error return 0
EndUndoAction()\n End a sequence of actions that is undone and redone as a unit
EnsureVisible(int line)\n Ensure a particular line is visible by expanding any header line hiding it
EnsureVisibleEnforcePolicy(int line)\n Ensure a particular line is visible by expanding any header line hiding it. Use the currently set visibility policy to determine which range to display
FindColumn(int line, int column) = int pos\n Find the position of a column on a line taking into account tabs and multi-byte characters. If beyond end of line, return line end position
FormatRange(bool draw, formatrange fr)\n On Windows, will draw the document into a display context such as a printer
FormFeed()\n Insert a Form Feed character
GetCurLine() = string text, int caretPos\n Retrieve the text of the line containing the caret. Returns the index of the caret on the line
GetHotspotActiveBack() = int colour\n Get the back colour for active hotspots
GetHotspotActiveFore() = int colour\n Get the fore colour for active hotspots
GetLastChild(int line, int level) = int line\n Find the last child line of a header line
GetLexerLanguage() = string text, int length\n Get current lexer language
GetLine(int line) = string text, int length\n Retrieve the contents of a line. Returns the length of the line
GetLineSelEndPosition(int line) = int pos\n Retrieve the position of the end of the selection at the given line (INVALID_POSITION if no selection on this line)
GetLineSelStartPosition(int line) = int pos\n Retrieve the position of the start of the selection at the given line (INVALID_POSITION if no selection on this line)
GetProperty(key) = string value, int length\n Retrieve a "property" value previously set with Property
GetPropertyExpanded(key) = string value, int length\n Retrieve a "property" value previously set with SetProperty, with "$()" variable replacement on returned buffer
GetSelText() = string text, int length\n Retrieve the selected text. Return the length of the text
GetStyledText(textrange tr) = int bytes\n Retrieve a buffer of cells. Returns the number of bytes in the buffer not including terminating NULs
GetTag(int tagNumber) = string tagValue\n Retrieve the value of a tag from a regular expression search
GetText() = string text, int length\n Retrieve all the text in the document. Returns number of characters retrieved
GetTextRange(textrange tr) = int length\n Retrieve a range of text. Return the length of the text
GotoLine(int line)\n Set caret to start of a line and ensure it is visible
GotoPos(int pos)\n Set caret to a position and ensure it is visible
GrabFocus()\n Set the focus to this Scintilla widget. GTK+ Specific
HideLines(int lineStart, int lineEnd)\n Make a range of lines invisible
HideSelection(bool hide)\n Draw the selection in normal style or with selection highlighted
Home()\n Move caret to first position on line
HomeDisplay()\n Move caret to first position on display line
HomeDisplayExtend()\n Move caret to first position on display line extending selection to new caret position
HomeExtend()\n Move caret to first position on line extending selection to new caret position
HomeRectExtend()\n Move caret to first position on line, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
HomeWrap()\n Similarly Home when word-wrap is enabled
HomeWrapExtend()\n Similarly HomeExtend when word-wrap is enabled
IndicatorAllOnFor(int pos) = int indicator\n Are any indicators present at position?
IndicatorClearRange(int pos, int clearLength)\n Turn a indicator off over a range
IndicatorEnd(int indicator, int pos) = int indicatorStart\n Where does a particular indicator end?
IndicatorFillRange(int pos, int fillLength)\n Turn a indicator on over a range
IndicatorStart(int indicator, int pos) = int indicatorEnd\n Where does a particular indicator start?
IndicatorValueAt(int indicator, int pos) = 0|1\n What value does a particular indicator have at at a position?
InsertText(int pos, string text)\n Insert string at a position. (position=-1 -> current position)
LineCopy()\n Copy the line containing the caret
LineCut()\n Cut the line containing the caret
LineDelete()\n Delete the line containing the caret
LineDown()\n Start of key messages Move caret down one line
LineDownExtend()\n Move caret down one line extending selection to new caret position
LineDownRectExtend()\n RectExtended rectangular selection moves Move caret down one line, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
LineDuplicate()\n Duplicate the current line
LineEnd()\n Move caret to last position on line
LineEndDisplay()\n Move caret to last position on display line
LineEndDisplayExtend()\n Move caret to last position on display line extending selection to new caret position
LineEndExtend()\n Move caret to last position on line extending selection to new caret position
LineEndRectExtend()\n Move caret to last position on line, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
LineEndWrap()\n Similarly LineEnd when word-wrap is enabled
LineEndWrapExtend()\n Similarly LineEndExtend when word-wrap is enabled
LineFromPosition(int pos) = int line\n Retrieve the line containing a position
LineLength(int line) = int length\n How many characters are on a line, not including end of line characters?
LineScroll(int columns, int lines)\n Scroll horizontally and vertically
LineScrollDown()\n Scroll the document down, keeping the caret visible
LineScrollUp()\n Scroll the document up, keeping the caret visible
LinesJoin()\n Join the lines in the target
LinesSplit(int pixelWidth)\n Split the lines in the target into lines that are less wide than pixelWidth where possible
LineTranspose()\n Switch the current line with the previous
LineUp()\n Move caret up one line
LineUpExtend()\n Move caret up one line extending selection to new caret position
LineUpRectExtend()\n Move caret up one line, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
LoadLexerLibrary(string path)\n Load a lexer library (dll / so)
LowerCase()\n Transform the selection to lower case
MarginGetStyles(int line) = string styles, int length\n Get the styles in the text margin for a line
MarginGetText(int line) = string text, int length\n Get the text in the text margin for a line
MarginSetStyles(int line, string styles)\n Set the style in the text margin for a lin
MarginSetText(int line, string text)\n Set the text in the text margin for a line
MarginTextClearAll()\n Clear the margin text on all lines
MarkerAdd(int line, int markerNumber) = int markerID\n Add a marker to a line, returning an ID which can be used to find or delete the marker
MarkerAddSet(int line, int markerNumber)\n Add a set of markers to a line
MarkerDefine(int markerNumber, int markerSymbols)\n Set the symbol used for a particular marker number
MarkerDefinePixmap(int markerNumber, string xpmData)\n Define a marker from a pixmap
MarkerDelete(int line, int markerNumber)\n Delete a marker from a line
MarkerDeleteAll(int markerNumber)\n Delete all markers with a particular number from all lines
MarkerDeleteHandle(int markerHandle)\n Delete a marker
MarkerGet(int line) = int\n Get a bit mask of all the markers set on a line
MarkerLineFromHandle(int markerHandle) = int\n Retrieve the line number at which a particular marker is located
MarkerNext(int lineStart, int markerMask) = int\n Find the next line after lineStart that includes a marker in mask
MarkerPrevious(int lineStart, int markerMask) = int\n Find the previous line before lineStart that includes a marker in mask
MarkerSetAlpha(int markerNumber, int colour)\n Set the alpha used for a marker that is drawn in the text area, not the margin
MarkerSetBack(int markerNumber, colour back)\n Set the background colour used for a particular marker number
MarkerSetFore(int markerNumber, colour fore)\n Set the foreground colour used for a particular marker number
MarkerSymbolDefined(int markerNumber) = int\n Which symbol was defined for markerNumber with MarkerDefine
MoveCaretInsideView()\n Move the caret inside current view if it's not there already
NewLine()\n Insert a new line, may use a CRLF, CR or LF depending on EOL mode
Null()\n Null operation
PageDown()\n Move caret one page down
PageDownExtend()\n Move caret one page down extending selection to new caret position
PageDownRectExtend()\n Move caret one page down, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
PageUp()\n Move caret one page up
PageUpExtend()\n Move caret one page up extending selection to new caret position
PageUpRectExtend()\n Move caret one page up, extending rectangular selection to new caret position
ParaDown()\n Move caret between paragraphs (delimited by empty lines)
ParaDownExtend()\n Move caret between paragraphs (delimited by empty lines)
ParaUp()\n Move caret between paragraphs (delimited by empty lines)
ParaUpExtend()\n Move caret between paragraphs (delimited by empty lines)
Paste()\n Paste the contents of the clipboard into the document replacing the selection
PointXFromPosition(int pos) = int\n Retrieve the x value of the point in the window where a position is displayed
PointYFromPosition(int pos) = int\n Retrieve the y value of the point in the window where a position is displayed
PositionAfter(int pos) = int pos\n Given a valid document position, return the next position taking code page into account. Maximum value returned is the last position in the document
PositionBefore(int pos) = int pos\n Given a valid document position, return the previous position taking code page into account. Returns 0 if passed 0
PositionFromLine(int line) = int pos\n Retrieve the position at the start of a line
PositionFromPoint(int x, int y) = int pos\n Find the position from a point within the window
PositionFromPointClose(int x, int y) = int pos\n Find the position from a point within the window but return INVALID_POSITION if not close to text
PrivateLexerCall(int operation, int pointer) = int\n For private communication between an application and a known lexer
PropertyNames() = string names, int length\n Retrieve a '\n' separated list of properties understood by the current lexer
PropertyType(string name) = int type\n Retrieve the type of a property
Redo()\n Redoes the next action on the undo history
RegisterImage(int type, string xpmData)\n Register an XPM image for use in autocompletion lists
ReleaseDocument(int pDocPointer)\n Create a new document object. Starts with reference count of 1 and not selected into editor.\n Extend life of document. Release a reference to the document, deleting document if it fades to black
ReplaceSel(string text)\n Replace the selected text with the argument text
ReplaceTarget(string replaceText | int replaceText) = int length\n Replace the target text with the argument text. Text is counted so it can contain NULs. Returns the length of the replacement text
ReplaceTargetRE(string replaceText | int replaceText) = int length\n Replace the target text with the argument text after \d processing. Text is counted so it can contain NULs. Looks for \d where d is between 1 and 9 and replaces these with the strings matched in the last search operation which were surrounded by \( and \). Returns the length of the replacement text including any change caused by processing the \d patterns
RotateSelection()\n Set the main selection to the next selection
ScrollCaret()\n Ensure the caret is visible
SearchAnchor()\n Sets the current caret position to be the search anchor
SearchInTarget(string searchText) = int pos\n Search for a counted string in the target and set the target to the found range. Text is counted so it can contain NULs.\n Returns length of range or -1 for failure in which case target is not moved
SearchNext(int flags, string text) = int pos\n Find some text starting at the search anchor. Does not ensure the selection is visible
SearchPrev(int flags, string text) = int pos\n Find some text starting at the search anchor and moving backwards. Does not ensure the selection is visible
SelectAll()\n Select all the text in the document
SelectionDuplicate()
SetCharsDefault()\n Reset the set of characters for whitespace and word characters to the defaults
SetFoldFlags(int flags)\n Set some style options for folding
SetFoldMarginColour(bool useSetting, colour back)\n Set the colours used as a chequerboard pattern in the fold margin
SetFoldMarginHiColour(bool useSetting, colour fore)\n Set the colours used as a chequerboard pattern in the fold margin
SetHotspotActiveBack(bool useSetting, colour back)\n Set and get a back colour for active hotspots
SetHotspotActiveFore(bool useSetting, colour fore)\n Set and get a fore colour for active hotspots
SetLengthForEncode(int bytes)\n Set the length of the utf8 argument for calling EncodedFromUTF8. Set to -1 and the string will be measured to the first nul
SetLexerLanguage(string language)\n Set the lexing language of the document based on string name
SetSavePoint()\n Remember the current position in the undo history as the position at which the document was saved
SetSel(int posStart, int posEnd)\n Select a range of text
SetSelBack(bool useSelectionBackColour, colour back)\n Set the background colour of the selection and whether to use this setting
SetSelection(int caret, int anchor)\n Set a simple selection
SetSelFore(bool useSelectionForeColour, colour fore)\n Set the foreground colour of the selection and whether to use this setting
SetStyling(int length, int style)\n Change style from current styling position for length characters to a style and move the current styling position to after this newly styled segment.\n (style sample: INDIC1_MASK)
SetStylingEx(int length, string styles)\n Set the styles for a segment of the document
SetText(string text)\n Replace the contents of the document with the argument text
SetVisiblePolicy(int caretPolicy, int caretSlop)\n Constants for use with SetVisiblePolicy, similar to SetCaretPolicy.\n Set the way the display area is determined when a particular line is to be moved to by Find, FindNext, GotoLine, etc
SetWhitespaceBack(bool useWhitespaceBackColour, colour back)\n Set the background colour of all whitespace and whether to use this setting
SetWhitespaceFore(bool useWhitespaceForeColour, colour fore)\n Set the foreground colour of all whitespace and whether to use this setting
SetXCaretPolicy(int caretPolicy, int caretSlop)\n Set the way the caret is kept visible when going sideway. The exclusion zone is given in pixels
SetYCaretPolicy(int caretPolicy, int caretSlop)\n Set the way the line the caret is on is kept visible. The exclusion zone is given in lines
ShowLines(int lineStart, int lineEnd)\n Make a range of lines visible
StartRecord()\n Start notifying the container of all key presses and commands
StartStyling(int posStart, int mask)\n Set the current styling position to pos and the styling mask to mask. The styling mask can be used to protect some bits in each styling byte from modification. (mask sample: INDICS_MASK)\n
StopRecord()\n Stop notifying the container of all key presses and commands
StutteredPageDown()\n Move caret to bottom of page, or one page down if already at bottom of page
StutteredPageDownExtend()\n Move caret to bottom of page, or one page down if already at bottom of page, extending selection to new caret position
StutteredPageUp()\n Move caret to top of page, or one page up if already at top of page
StutteredPageUpExtend()\n Move caret to top of page, or one page up if already at top of page, extending selection to new caret position
StyleClearAll()\n Clear all the styles and make equivalent to the global default style
StyleGetFont(int style) = string fontName, int length\n Returns the length of the fontName
StyleResetDefault()\n Reset the default style to its state at startup
SwapMainAnchorCaret()\n Swap that caret and anchor of the main selection
Tab()\n If selection is empty or all on one line replace the selection with a tab character. If more than one line selected, indent the lines
TargetAsUTF8(string) = int length\n Returns the target converted to UTF8. Return the length in bytes
TargetFromSelection()\n Make the target range start and end be the same as the selection range start and end
TextHeight(int line) = int height\n Retrieve the height of a particular line of text in pixels
TextWidth(int styleNumber, string text) = int width\n Measure the pixel width of some text in a particular style. NUL terminated text argument. Does not handle tab or control characters
ToggleCaretSticky()\n Switch between sticky and non-sticky: meant to be bound to a key
ToggleFold(int line)\n Switch a header line between expanded and contracted
Undo()\n Undo one action in the undo history
UpperCase()\n Transform the selection to upper case
UsePopUp(bool allowPopUp)\n Set whether a pop up menu is displayed automatically when the user presses the wrong mouse button
UserListShow(int listType, string itemList)\n Display a list of strings and send notification when user chooses one
VCHome()\n Move caret to before first visible character on line. If already there move to first character on line
VCHomeExtend()\n Like VCHome but extending selection to new caret position
VCHomeRectExtend()\n Move caret to before first visible character on line. If already there move to first character on line.\n In either case, extend rectangular selection to new caret position
VCHomeWrap()
VCHomeWrapExtend()
VisibleFromDocLine(int line) = int\n Find the display line of a document line taking hidden lines into account
WordEndPosition(int pos, bool onlyWordCharacters) = int\n Get position of end of word
WordLeft()\n Move caret left one word
WordLeftEnd()\n Move caret left one word, position cursor at end of word
WordLeftEndExtend()\n Move caret left one word, position cursor at end of word, extending selection to new caret position
WordLeftExtend()\n Move caret left one word extending selection to new caret position
WordPartLeft()\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation
WordPartLeftExtend()\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation. Move to the previous change in capitalisation extending selection to new caret position
WordPartRight()\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation.\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation extending selection to new caret position.\n Move to the change next in capitalisation
WordPartRightExtend()\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation.\n Move to the previous change in capitalisation extending selection to new caret position.\n Move to the change next in capitalisation.\n Move to the next change in capitalisation extending selection to new caret position
WordRight()\n Move caret right one word
WordRightEnd()\n Move caret right one word, position cursor at end of word
WordRightEndExtend()\n Move caret right one word, position cursor at end of word, extending selection to new caret position
WordRightExtend()\n Move caret right one word extending selection to new caret position
WordStartPosition(int pos, bool onlyWordCharacters) = int\n Get position of start of word
WrapCount(int line) = int\n The number of display lines needed to wrap a document line
ZoomIn()\n Magnify the displayed text by increasing the sizes by 1 point
ZoomOut()\n Make the displayed text smaller by decreasing the sizes by 1 point

props[string name] = string value\n [RW] Set and get value from properties
AdditionalCaretFore = colour\n [WO] Set the foreground colour of additional carets
AdditionalCaretsBlink = bool\n [WO] Set whether additional carets will blink
AdditionalCaretsVisible = bool\n [RW] Whether additional carets will blink\nSet whether additional carets are visible
AdditionalSelAlpha = int alpha\n [RW] Set and get the alpha of the selection
AdditionalSelBack = colour\n [WO] Set the background colour of additional selections
AdditionalSelectionTyping = bool\n [RW] Set whether typing can be performed into multiple selections\nWhether typing can be performed into multiple selections
AdditionalSelFore = colour\n [WO] Set the foreground colour of additional selections
Anchor = int pos\n [RW] Set the selection anchor to a position. The anchor is the opposite end of the selection from the caret
AnnotationLines = int line\n [RO] Get the number of annotation lines for a line
AnnotationStyle[int line] = int styles\n [RW] Set and get the annotation styles for a line
AnnotationStyleOffset = int style\n [RW] Get and get the start of the range of style numbers used for annotations
AnnotationVisible = int\n [RW] Set and get the visibility for the annotations for a view
AutoCAutoHide = bool autoHide\n [RW] Set whether or not autocompletion is hidden automatically when nothing matches
AutoCCancelAtStart = bool cancel\n [RW] Should the auto-completion list be cancelled if the user backspaces to a position before where the box was created
AutoCChooseSingle = bool chooseSingle\n [RW] Should a single item auto-completion list automatically choose the item
AutoCDropRestOfWord = bool dropRestOfWord\n [RW] Set whether or not autocompletion deletes any word characters after the inserted text upon completion
AutoCFillUps = string charSet\n Define a set of characters that when typed will cause the autocompletion to choose the selected item
AutoCIgnoreCase = bool ignoreCase\n [RW] Set whether case is significant when performing auto-completion searches
AutoCMaxHeight = int rowCount\n [RW] Set the maximum height, in rows, of auto-completion and user lists. The default is 5 rows
AutoCMaxWidth = int characterCount\n [RW] Set the maximum width, in characters, of auto-completion and user lists. Set to 0 to autosize to fit longest item, which is the default
AutoCSeparator = int separator\n [RW] Change the separator character in the string setting up an auto-completion list. Default is space but can be changed if items contain space
AutoCTypeSeparator = int separatorChar\n [RW] Change the type-separator character in the string setting up an auto-completion list. Default is '?' but can be changed if items contain '?'
BackSpaceUnIndents = bool bsUnIndents\n [RW] Sets whether a backspace pressed when caret is within indentation unindents
BufferedDraw = bool isBuffered\n [RW] If drawing is buffered then each line of text is drawn into a bitmap buffer before drawing it to the screen to avoid flicker
CallTipBack = int colour\n [WO] Set the background colour for the call tip
CallTipFore = int colour\n [WO] Set the foreground colour for the call tip
CallTipForeHlt = int colour\n [WO] Set the foreground colour for the highlighted part of the call tip
CallTipUseStyle = int tabsize\n [WO] Enable use of STYLE_CALLTIP and set call tip tab size in pixels
CaretFore = int colour\n [RW] Set the foreground colour of the caret
CaretLineBack = int colour\n [RW] Set the colour of the background of the line containing the caret
CaretLineBackAlpha = int alpha\n [RW] Set background alpha of the caret line
CaretLineVisible = bool show\n [RW] Display the background of the line containing the caret in a different colour
CaretPeriod = int milliseconds\n [RW] Get the time in milliseconds that the caret is on and off. 0 = steady on
CaretSticky = int useCaretStickyBehaviour\n [RW] Stop the caret preferred x position changing when the user types
CaretStyle = int style\n [RW] Set the style of the caret to be drawn\nReturns the current style of the caret
CaretWidth = int pixels\n [RW] Set the width of the insert mode caret
CharacterPointer = int\n [RO] Compact the document buffer and return a read-only pointer to the characters in the document
CharAt[int pos] = int charValue\n [RO] Returns the character byte at the position
CodePage = int codePage\n [RW] Set the code page used to interpret the bytes of the document as characters. The SC_CP_UTF8 value can be used to enter Unicode mode
Column[int pos] = int column\n [RO] Retrieve the column number of a position, taking tab width into account
ControlCharSymbol = int symbol\n [RW] Change the way control characters are displayed: If symbol is < 32, keep the drawn way, else, use the given character
CurrentPos = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position of the caret
Cursor = int curType\n [RW] Sets the cursor to one of the SC_CURSOR* values
DirectFunction = int\n [RO] Retrieve a pointer to a function that processes messages for this Scintilla
DirectPointer = int\n [RO] Retrieve a pointer value to use as the first argument when calling the function returned by DirectFunction
DocPointer = int pDocPointer?\n [RW] Change the document object used
EdgeColour = int colour\n [RW] Change the colour used in edge indication
EdgeColumn = int column\n [RW] Set the column number of the edge. If text goes past the edge then it is highlighted
EdgeMode = int edgeMode\n [RW] The edge may be displayed by a line (EDGE_LINE) or by highlighting text that goes beyond it (EDGE_BACKGROUND) or not displayed at all (EDGE_NONE)
EndAtLastLine = bool endAtLastLine\n [RW] Sets the scroll range so that maximum scroll position has the last line at the bottom of the view (default). Setting this to false allows scrolling one page below the last line
EndStyled = int pos\n [RO] Retrieve the position of the last correctly styled character
EOLMode = int eolMode\n [RW] Set the current end of line mode
ExtraAscent = int\n [RW] Set and get extra ascent for each line
ExtraDescent = int\n [RW] Set and get extra descent for each line
FirstVisibleLine = int lineDisplay\n [RW] Retrieve the display line at the top of the display. Scroll so that a display line is at the top of the display
Focus = bool focus\n [RW] Change internal focus flag
FoldExpanded[int line] = bool expanded\n [RW] Show the children of a header line
FoldLevel[int line] = int level\n [RW] Set the fold level of a line. This encodes an integer level along with flags indicating whether the line is a header and whether it is effectively white space
FoldParent[int startLine] = int line\n [RO] Find the parent line of a child line
FontQuality = int\n [RW] Choose the quality level for text from the FontQuality enumeration\nRetrieve the quality level for text
HighlightGuide = int column\n [RW] Set the highlighted indentation guide column. 0 = no highlighted guide
HotspotActiveUnderline = bool underline\n [WO] Enable / Disable underlining active hotspots
HotspotSingleLine = bool singleLine\n [WO] Limit hotspots to single line so hotspots on two lines don't merge
HScrollBar = bool visible\n [RW] Show or hide the horizontal scroll bar
Indent = int widthInChars\n [RW] Set the number of spaces used for one level of indentation
IndentationGuides = bool view\n [RW] Show or hide indentation guides
IndicAlpha[int markNumber] = int transparency\n [RW] Indicator (marker) fill alpha (0-255)
IndicatorCurrent = int indicator\n [RW] Set and get the indicator used for IndicatorFillRange and IndicatorClearRange
IndicatorValue = int value\n [RW] Set and get the value used for IndicatorFillRange
IndicFore[int markNumber] = int colour\n [RW] Indicator (marker) fore colour
IndicStyle[int markNumber] = int style\n [RW] Indicator (marker) style constants (INDIC_)
IndicUnder[int markNumber] = bool\n [RW] Set an indicator to draw under text or over(default)\nRetrieve whether indicator drawn under or over text
KeysUnicode = bool \n [RW] Always interpret keyboard input as Unicode
KeyWords[int keyWordSet] = string keyWordList\n [WO] Set up the key words used by the lexer
LayoutCache = int cacheMode\n [RW] Sets the degree of caching of layout information
Length = int\n [RO] Returns the number of characters in the document
Lexer = int lexer\n [RW] Set the lexing language of the document
LineCount = int\n [RO] Returns the number of lines in the document. There is always at least one
LineEndPosition[int line] = int pos\n [RO] Get the position after the last visible characters on a line
LineIndentation[int line] = int indent\n [RW] Change the indentation of a line to a number of columns
LineIndentPosition[int line] = int pos\n [RO] Retrieve the position before the first non indentation character on a line
LinesOnScreen = int\n [RO] Retrieves the number of lines completely visible
LineState[int line] = int value\n [RW] Used to hold extra styling information for each line
LineVisible[int line] = bool visible\n [RO] Is a line visible?
MainSelection = int selection\n [RW] Set the main selection\nWhich selection is the main selection
MarginLeft = int pixels\n [RW] Sets the size in pixels of the left margin
MarginMaskN[int margin] = int mask\n [RW] Set a mask that determines which markers are displayed in a margin
MarginRight = int pixels\n [RW] Sets the size in pixels of the right margin
MarginSensitiveN[int margin] = bool sensitive\n [RW] Make a margin sensitive or insensitive to mouse clicks
MarginStyle[int line] = int style\n [RW] Set and get the style number for the text margin for a line
MarginStyleOffset = int style\n [RW] Set and get the start of the range of style numbers used for margin text
MarginTypeN[int margin] = int iType\n [RW] Set a margin to be either numeric or symbolic
MarginWidthN[int margin] = int pixelWidth\n [RW] Set the width of a margin to a width expressed in pixels
MaxLineState = int\n [RO] Retrieve the last line number that has line state
ModEventMask = int eventMask\n [RW] Set which document modification events are sent to the container
Modify = bool\n [RO] Is the document different from when it was last saved?
MouseDownCaptures = bool captures\n [RW] Set whether the mouse is captured when its button is pressed
MouseDwellTime = int\n [RO] Sets the time the mouse must sit still to generate a mouse dwell event
MultiPaste = int multiPaste\n [RW] Change and retrieve the effect of pasting when there are multiple selections
MultipleSelection = bool\n [RW] Set and get whether multiple selections can be made
Overtype = bool\n [RW] Set to overtype (true) or insert mode
PasteConvertEndings = bool\n [RW] Enable/Disable convert-on-paste for line endings
PositionCache = int size\n [RW] Set number of entries in position cache\nHow many entries are allocated to the position cache?
PrintColourMode = int mode\n [RW] Modify colours when printing for clearer printed text
PrintMagnification = int magnification\n [RW] Sets the print magnification added to the point size of each style for printing
PrintWrapMode = int wrapMode\n [RW] Set printing to line wrapped (SC_WRAP_WORD) or not line wrapped (SC_WRAP_NONE)
Property[string key | int key] = string value | int value [WO] Set up a value that may be used by a lexer for some optional feature
PropertyInt[string key | int key] = int value\n [RO] Retrieve a "property" value previously set with SetProperty, interpreted as an int AFTER any "$()" variable replacement
ReadOnly = bool readOnly\n [RW] Set to read only or read write
RectangularSelectionAnchor = int posAnchor\n [RW]
RectangularSelectionAnchorVirtualSpace = int space\n [RW]
RectangularSelectionCaret = int pos\n [RO]
RectangularSelectionCaretVirtualSpace = int space\n [RW]
RectangularSelectionModifier = int modifier\n [RW] On GTK+, allow selecting the modifier key to use for mouse-based\nrectangular selection. Often the window manager requires Alt+Mouse Drag for moving windows.\nValid values are SCMOD_CTRL(default), SCMOD_ALT, or SCMOD_SUPER
ScrollWidth = int pixelWidth\n [RW] Sets the document width assumed for scrolling
ScrollWidthTracking = bool tracking\n [RW] Sets whether the maximum width line displayed is used to set scroll width\nRetrieve whether the scroll width tracks wide lines
SearchFlags = int searchFlags\n [RW] Set the search flags used by SearchInTarget
SelAlpha = int\n [RW] Get or set the alpha of the selection
SelectionEnd = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position that ends the selection - this becomes the currentPosition
SelectionIsRectangle = bool\n [RO] Is the selection rectangular? The alternative is the more common stream selection
SelectionMode = int mode\n [RW] Set the selection mode to stream (SC_SEL_STREAM) or rectangular (SC_SEL_RECTANGLE) or by lines (SC_SEL_LINES)
SelectionNAnchor[int selection] = int pos\n [RW]
SelectionNAnchorVirtualSpace[int selection] = int space\n [RW]
SelectionNCaret[int selection] = int pos\n [RW]
SelectionNCaretVirtualSpace[int selection] = int space\n [RW]
SelectionNEnd[int selection] = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position that ends the selection - this becomes the currentPosition
SelectionNStart[int selection] = int pos\n [RW] Sets and get the position that starts the selection - this becomes the anchor
Selections = int\n [RO] How many selections are there?
SelectionStart = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position that starts the selection - this becomes the anchor
SelEOLFilled = bool filled\n [RW] Set the selection to have its end of line filled or not\nIs the selection end of line filled?
Status = int\n [RW] Change error status - 0 = OK
StyleAt[int pos] = int styleValue\n [RO] Returns the style byte at the position
StyleBack[int StyleNumber] = int colour\n [WO] Set the background colour of a style
StyleBits = int bits\n [RW] Divide each styling byte into lexical class bits (default: 5) and indicator bits (default: 3). If a lexer requires more than 32 lexical states, then this is used to expand the possible states
StyleBitsNeeded = int\n [RO] Retrieve the number of bits the current lexer needs for styling
StyleBold[int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to be bold or not
StyleCase[int style] = int caseMode\n [WO] Set a style to be mixed case, or to force upper or lower case
StyleChangeable[int style] = bool changeable\n [WO] Set a style to be changeable or not (read only). Experimental feature, currently buggy
StyleCharacterSet[int style] = int charSet\n [WO] Set the character set of the font in a style
StyleEOLFilled[int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to have its end of line filled or not
StyleFont[int style] = string fontName\n [WO] Set the font of a style
StyleFore[int style] = int colour\n [WO] Set the foreground colour of a style
StyleHotSpot [int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to be a hotspot or not
StyleItalic[int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to be italic or not
StyleSize[int style] = int sizeInPoints\n [WO] Set the size of characters of a style
StyleUnderline[int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to be underlined or not
StyleVisible[int style] = bool\n [WO] Set a style to be visible or not
TabIndents = bool tabIndents\n [RW] Sets whether a tab pressed when caret is within indentation indents
TabWidth = int widthInChars\n [RW] Change the visible size of a tab to be a multiple of the width of a space character
TargetEnd = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position that ends the target which is used for updating the document without affecting the scroll position
TargetStart = int pos\n [RW] Sets the position that starts the target which is used for updating the document without affecting the scroll position
TextLength = int\n [RO] Retrieve the number of characters in the document
TwoPhaseDraw = bool\n [RW] In twoPhaseDraw mode, drawing is performed in two phases, first the background and then the foreground. This avoids chopping off characters that overlap the next run
UndoCollection = bool\n [RW] Choose between collecting actions into the undo history and discarding them
UsePalette = bool allowPaletteUse\n [RW] In palette mode, Scintilla uses the environment's palette calls to display more colours. This may lead to ugly displays
UseTabs = bool useTabs\n [RW] Indentation will only use space characters if useTabs is false, otherwise it will use a combination of tabs and spaces
ViewEOL = bool visible\n [RW] Make the end of line characters visible or invisible
ViewWS = int wsMode\n [RW] Make white space characters invisible, always visible or visible outside indentation
VirtualSpaceOptions = int\n [RW]
VScrollBar = bool visible\n [RW] Show or hide the vertical scroll bar
WhitespaceChars = string chars\n [WO] Set the set of characters making up whitespace for when moving or selecting by word. Should be called after SetWordChars
WhitespaceSize = int size\n [RW] Set and get the size of the dots used to mark space characters
WordChars = string chars\n [WO] Set the set of characters making up words for when moving or selecting by word. First sets deaults like SetCharsDefault
WrapIndentMode = int mode\n [RW] Sets and retrieve how wrapped sublines are placed. Default is fixed
WrapMode = int wrapMode\n [RW] Sets whether text is word wrapped
WrapStartIndent = int indent\n [RW] Set the start indent for wrapped lines
WrapVisualFlags = int wrapVisualFlags\n [RW] Set the display mode of visual flags for wrapped lines
WrapVisualFlagsLocation = int wrapVisualFlagsLocation\n [RW] Set the location of visual flags for wrapped lines
XOffset = int xOffset\n [RW] Get and Set the xOffset (ie, horizonal scroll position)
Zoom = int zoomInPoints\n [RW] Set the zoom level. This number of points is added to the size of all fonts. It may be positive to magnify or negative to reduce