"Structured text editor" is any of several text editors that you can use to edit various markup languages such as HTML, JavaScript, or XML.
The structured text editor is represented by various editors that you can use to edit files coded with markup tags:
File type | Editor | Content assist? |
---|---|---|
Cascading style sheet | CSS source page editor | Yes |
Deployment descriptor (web.xml) | Source tab of deployment descriptor editor | Yes |
Document type definitions | DTD source page editor | No |
HTML | HTML source page editor | Yes |
JavaScript™ | JavaScript source page editor or source tab of JavaScript editor | Yes |
JSP | JSP source page editor | Yes |
XML | XML source page editor or Source tab of XML editor | Yes |
XSD (schema) | Source tab of XML schema editor | Yes |
You can access the structured text editor by right-clicking on a relevant file name in Navigator or Package Explorer view and then clicking Open With and selecting the editor mentioned above.
The structured text editor provides a consistent interface regardless of the markup language with which it is associated. It provides capabilities such as find and replace, undo, redo, a spelling checker, and coding assistance (unless otherwise noted). It also highlights syntax in different colors. Following is a brief description of some of the structured text editor's capabilities:
Related concepts
Content assist
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Editing text coded in markup languages - overview