[Tip] Colorize and format Servoy methods for HTML output

by David Workman
Data Mosaic

Ever attempt to make Servoy code look good on an HTML page? Not the easiest task to figure out. In the early days of Servoy Magazine I wrote a solution (using Servoy of course) that takes as its input a Servoy method and converts it to HTML—all indenting and colorizing in tact. Certainly not the most elegant coding work I've done but it does the job.

I copy the output and place within <p class="code">...</p> tags for placement on Servoy Magazine. Download and modify as needed to fit your own particular needs. Here's a sample output:

//open URL in browser
if(utils.stringPatternCount(company_url, 'http') > 0)
{
    //data includes HTTP - so just open it
    application.showURL(company_url)
}
else
{
    //data does not include HTTP - so add it
    application.showURL('http://' + company_url)
}

Later this week I'll post an alternate way of doing the same thing.