Language Property

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Applies to: TextDocument object

Gets or sets the programming language used to check the syntax of the language in a document.

Syntax

object**.Language** [=string]

Parameters

object

An expression that evaluates to a TextDocument object.

string

A string constant of type DsLanguageSettings that specifies the type of language. Possible values are:

  • dsCPP   Represents "C/C++."

  • dsFortran_Fixed   Represents "Fortran Fixed."

  • dsFortran_Free   Represents "Fortran Free."

  • dsHTML_IE3   Represents "HTML IE 3.0."

  • dsHTML_RFC1866   Represents "HTML 2.0, RFC 1866."

  • dsIDL   Represents "ODL/IDL."

  • dsVBSMacro   Represents "VBS Macro."

Remarks

The Language property has the String type.

Example

The following example sets the programming language used in the active document to C/C++:

ActiveDocument.Language = dsCPP