Eclipse code fomatting

Question

I have some twig files that are a mixture of JavaScript, HTML, and twig markup. Is there a way with Eclipse to hi-lite a section of code and format it as, say JavaScript, then hi-lite another section and format it as HTML? I tried association the file type *.twig with the JavaScript editor, but, I do not seem to get any formatting. Syntax highlighting and code completion would be good too.

Thanks, Scott

Answer 1

You can try to find a plugin that will support twig files and provide syntax highlighting. The Twig Eclipse Plugin looks promising as it at least seems to support HTML and twig markup together.

Answer 2

It is possible. If you have HTML/JS editors available (eclipse classic has them by default).

1. Go to preferences and: General > Editors > File Associations and add *.twig as a new file type and then add HTML editor (in the bottom panel) to it.
2. Then go to: General > Content Types, click on Text/HTML node (in Content Types box) and add *.twig file association in the bottom panel.

I've checked this and it works.