Code colors
These are the display items for which you can modify the foreground and background colours in the "COBOL Code colors" tab of the personal options.
| Display item | Description |
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Default |
This item covers everything not covered by the other items |
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Comment |
Code comments. |
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Directive |
Compiler directive statements. |
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Number |
Numeric Literals. |
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Operator |
Operators such as +, -, /, *, **, <=, =, NOT, AND, OR, etc. |
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String |
Alphanumeric Literals. |
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Type identifier |
Usage clause, for example: BINARY, COMP, DISPLAY, etc. |
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Variable identifier |
User-defined words. |
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Whitespace |
Background colour of spaces and tabs. The foreground colour is not relevant for this item. |
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Identification division header |
The identification division header. |
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Identification division content |
Identification division paragraphs. |
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Program identifier |
The program name. |
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Function definition header or terminator |
FUNCTION-ID and END FUNCTION statements. |
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Environment division header |
The environment division header. |
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Environment division content |
Environment division entry words. |
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Environment division section header |
Environment division sections. |
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Environment division paragraph header |
Environment division paragraphs. |
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Data division header |
The data division header. |
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Data division content |
Data division entry words. |
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Data division section header |
Data division sections. |
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Data division paragraph header |
Data division paragraphs. |
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Procedure division header |
The procedure division header. |
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Procedure division content |
Procedure division statement words. |
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Procedure division section header |
Procedure division sections. |
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Intrinsic function name |
COBOL Intrinsic function names. |
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Verb |
COBOL verbs. |
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Flow control statement |
Conditional and Loop expressions, such as IF/END-IF, EVALUATE, PERFORM. |
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Special register |
Special register words, such as RETURN-CODE, WHEN-COMPILED. |
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Other keyword |
Remaining COBOL keywords that do not fall under any of the above items. |
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END PROGRAM |
The end program statement. |
Note: The foreground colour of Line numbers and Revision info along with the background colour of the editor itself, can be changed on the General tab of the personal options.