.. highlightlang:: us

.. index:: EdSetLexer

.. _EdSetLexer:

EdSetLexer
==========

.. us.tag  EdSetLexer ENGLISH EdSet New5505

:ref:`EdSetLexer` sets the file type for the syntax highlighting.

.. function::  bool = EdSetLexer(hEdit, ssLexer)

.. us.return

**Return Value**

If the function succeeds, the return value is TRUE (1); otherwise it is FALSE (0).

.. us.params

**Parameters**

.. uparam:: hEdit

   Identifies the editor.

.. uparam:: ssLexer

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

.. us.history

**History**

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

   * - Version
     - Description
   * - R2013.5
     - Documented.

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

:sub:`id-1630041`