Coding box

The coding box is a component in UBIK^® which appears on many occasions, namely every time when there is source code to be displayed or edited. It features a rich coding experience, tailored to Microsoft C#. Its regular configuration features syntax highlighting, line numbering and code folding as well as a lean Intellisense implementation.

Example of the Coding box used in the Code Editor control

Toolbar

The Coding box features a toolbar with the following items, from left to right:

Item	Purpose	Shortcut
Open	Brings up a file dialog to select a text file to load code from	Ctrl+O
Save	Saves the current code into a text file	Ctrl+S
Print	Brings up the printing dialog to create a hardcopy of the current code	Ctrl+P
Undo	Undo the last change	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Redo the last undo	Ctrl+Y
Cut	Cut the currently selected text into the Clipboard	Ctrl+X
Copy	Copy the currently selected text into the Clipboard	Ctrl+C
Paste	Paste the current content of the Clipboard into the code	Ctrl+V
Open type tree	Shows the currently loaded type hierarchy of the Intellisense functionality	-
Help	No functionality yet	-

Context menu

The Coding box features a context menu with the following items:

Item	Purpose	Shortcut
Undo	Undo the last change	Ctrl+Z
Redo	Redo the last undo	Ctrl+Y
Cut	Cut the currently selected text into the Clipboard	Ctrl+X
Copy	Copy the currently selected text into the Clipboard	Ctrl+C
Paste	Paste the current content of the Clipboard into the code	Ctrl+V
Delete	Deletes the currently selected text	-
Select All	Selects the entire code	Ctrl+A

Intellisense

The Coding box features a lean Intellisense implementation for UBIK^® objects.

• when entering a . it tries to identify the word before the . and looks it up in the type tree; if it is found as a namespace, it will provide all relevant types, if it is found as a type it will provide properties, methods, events and delegates
  • if the word is neither found as a namespace or type, it tries to find a variable declaration in the code and continues the search from there
  • declarations of namespaces in using statements are also considered in the search
• when pressing Ctrl+Space an autocomplete box will appear
• once the Intellisense box is open, you can use the arrow keys to navigate through the items; use the Tab ↹ or ↵ Enter key to select an item

Useful shortcuts

The following shortcuts are additionally supported by this control:

Shortcut	Purpose
Ctrl+F	Brings up the Find/Replace Dialog

See also

• Code Editor
• Debugger