Is there an easy way to make a code TextBox?

Question

Is there an easy way to make a code TextBox?

I'm trying to make my own limited/specialized version of XAMLPad.

Displaying the current XAML object tree in the top display is simple enough, using XamlReader.Parse() ... But I'd like the actual XAML code in the bottom window to show up in its appropriate colors.

Here is an example of something similar to what I want.

_{(source: usefulfreeware.net)}

The above example looks pretty authentic, with the little expander/collapser thingies on the left side as well as close-to-standard coloration of XAML tokens.

I believe that this doesn't have to be created from scratch, so I'm asking SO if anyone knows where I might find automated support for this type of "code" display.

Answer 1

Kaxaml uses ICSharpCode.TextEditor, the text editor component from SharpDevelop.