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ScriptEditorBase
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**Inherits:** :ref:`VBoxContainer<class_VBoxContainer>` **<** :ref:`BoxContainer<class_BoxContainer>` **<** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Base editor for editing scripts in the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`.

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Description
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Base editor for editing scripts in the :ref:`ScriptEditor<class_ScriptEditor>`. This does not include documentation items.

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Methods
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   | |void|                        | :ref:`add_syntax_highlighter<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter>`\ (\ highlighter\: :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>`\ ) |
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   | :ref:`Control<class_Control>` | :ref:`get_base_editor<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_get_base_editor>`\ (\ ) |const|                                                                                    |
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Signals
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**edited_script_changed**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_edited_script_changed>`

Emitted after script validation.

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**go_to_help**\ (\ what\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_help>`

Emitted when the user requests a specific documentation page.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_method:

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**go_to_method**\ (\ script\: :ref:`Object<class_Object>`, method\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_method>`

Emitted when the user requests to view a specific method of a script, similar to :ref:`request_open_script_at_line<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_open_script_at_line>`.

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**name_changed**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_name_changed>`

Emitted after script validation or when the edited resource has changed.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_replace_in_files_requested:

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**replace_in_files_requested**\ (\ text\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_replace_in_files_requested>`

Emitted when the user request to find and replace text in the file system.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_help:

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**request_help**\ (\ topic\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_help>`

Emitted when the user requests contextual help.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_open_script_at_line:

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**request_open_script_at_line**\ (\ script\: :ref:`Object<class_Object>`, line\: :ref:`int<class_int>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_open_script_at_line>`

Emitted when the user requests to view a specific line of a script, similar to :ref:`go_to_method<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_go_to_method>`.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_save_history:

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**request_save_history**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_save_history>`

Emitted when the user contextual goto and the item is in the same script.

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**request_save_previous_state**\ (\ state\: :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_request_save_previous_state>`

Emitted when the user changes current script or moves caret by 10 or more columns within the same script.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_search_in_files_requested:

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**search_in_files_requested**\ (\ text\: :ref:`String<class_String>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_signal_search_in_files_requested>`

Emitted when the user request to search text in the file system.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter:

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|void| **add_syntax_highlighter**\ (\ highlighter\: :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_add_syntax_highlighter>`

Adds a :ref:`EditorSyntaxHighlighter<class_EditorSyntaxHighlighter>` to the open script.

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.. _class_ScriptEditorBase_method_get_base_editor:

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:ref:`Control<class_Control>` **get_base_editor**\ (\ ) |const| :ref:`🔗<class_ScriptEditorBase_method_get_base_editor>`

Returns the underlying :ref:`Control<class_Control>` used for editing scripts. For text scripts, this is a :ref:`CodeEdit<class_CodeEdit>`.

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