.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdGetLexer

.. _EdGetLexer:

EdGetLexer
==========

.. us.tag  EdGetLexer ENGLISH EdGet New5800

:ref:`EdGetLexer` gets the type of the syntax highlighting.

.. function::  ssLexer = EdGetLexer(hEdit)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

*ssLexer* is ``"uniscript"``, ``"xml``, ``"text"``, ``"lua"``, ``"po"``.

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   Identifies the editor.

.. us.history

**History**

.. list-table::
   :header-rows: 1

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2016.0
     - Documented.

.. seealso::
   :ref:`overview-editors`,
   :ref:`EdCreate`,
   :ref:`EdSetLexer`

:sub:`id-1464879`