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addRule

Description

Adds a new rule for special coloring in a Textfield object. This allows you to apply a specific color and/or background color to text matching a provided pattern.

Parameteres

string pattern - A Lua pattern for matching the text you want to color. You can find more information about Lua patterns here.
number|color textColor - The color you want to apply to the text matching the pattern
number|color backgroundColor - (optional) The background color you want to apply to the text matching the pattern

Returns

object The object in use

Usage

Changes the color of all numbers in a Textfield object

local basalt = require("basalt")

local mainFrame = basalt.createFrame()
local aTextfield = mainFrame:addTextfield()

aTextfield:addRule("%d", colors.lightBlue)

basalt.autoUpdate()

In this example, a Textfield object is created and added to the mainFrame. The addRule method is called to add a rule that highlights all numbers with a light blue color. The pattern used for matching numbers is %d.

<textfield>
    <rules>
        <rule>
            <pattern>%d</pattern>
            <fg>lightBlue</fg>
        </rule>
    </rules>
</textfield>

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