Code editor

The code editor provides support to use programming language services in a text editor and is used in scripts.

The code editor has these features for the supported language services and Inline scripts.

• Syntax coloring, indentation, line numbers, and automatic creation of closing braces and quotes
• Auto-suggestions and auto-completions

Figure 1. Code editor

Editing tips

• To insert a fixed space anywhere in your code, press Tab.
• To indent a single line of code, click in the leading white space of the line and then press Tab.
• To indent one or more lines of code, select the code and then press Tab. To decrease the indentation, press Shift+Tab.
• To remove one tab from the start of a line of code, click in the line and press Shift+Tab.
• To declare variables, use the var keyword so that they remain within the proper JavaScript scope.