Ace

How to use Ace

Ace is a powerful code editor that you can easily integrate into your web application. Here are the steps to use Ace:

1. First, download and add the Ace library to your project. You can either use a package manager like npm or yarn to install it, or download it directly from the Ace website.

2. Next, create a new HTML file where you want to embed the editor. In the head of the HTML file, include the necessary CSS and JavaScript files for Ace.

   <link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/ace/theme-twilight.css" type="text/css" />
   <script src="path/to/ace/ace.js"></script>
   

3. In the body of the HTML file, create a div element with an ID to hold the editor.

   <div id="editor"></div>
   

4. Finally, initialize the editor by creating a new instance of the Ace Editor and passing in the ID of the div element as a parameter.

   <script>
     var editor = ace.edit("editor");
     editor.setTheme("ace/theme/twilight");
     editor.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/javascript");
   </script>
   

   This will create a new editor instance inside the "editor" div element with the Twilight theme and JavaScript syntax highlighting.

You can customize the editor further by changing the theme, language mode, key bindings, and more. Ace also provides many built-in features like autocompletion, code folding, and syntax validation that can enhance your coding experience.