Desktop Tools and Development Environment

C/C++ Language Preferences

Select File -> Preferences -> Editor/Debugger -> Language -> C/C++ to specify preferences for editing C or C++ language files.

Syntax Highlighting

Select the Enable syntax highlighting check box to show colors that help you identify certain C constructs, such as methods. Specify the colors used for these elements.

Show methods.   Text style for methods to appear in when you type them: Bold, Italic, or Plain (no special highlighting).

Keywords.   Color for keywords, such as if.

Strings.   Color for terms enclosed in double quotation marks, for example, "default".

Characters.   Color for terms enclosed in single quotation marks, for example, 'a'.

Comments.   Color for text following the comment indicator, //, as well as for the block comment indicators, /* and */, and the code in between.

Preprocessor.   Color for text following the preprocessor symbol, #.

Bad characters.   Color for illegal characters.

Indenting for Enter Key

Select the style of indenting you want the Editor/Debugger to use for C/C++ files. The style applies when you press the Enter key to type in a new line. The styles of indenting are the same as those used for M-files. For details and examples, see the M-file preference for indenting.

See Also

• About Preferences
• Creating, Editing, and Running Files
• Language Preferences for the Editor/Debugger
• Additional Preferences for the Editor/Debugger

M Language Preferences

Java Language Preferences

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