code highlight syntax

Introduction

this is small example to show how to used Regular Expressions for code highlight

Using the code

you can download the example or used this code

here link to download:
http://dev-sy.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=4[^]

if you want to use the code
in the first you should add richtext to the form

 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
private void richTextBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
              string tokens = "(auto|double|int|struct|break|else|long|switch|case|enum|register|typedef|char|extern|return|union|const|float|short|unsigned|continue|for|signed|void|default|goto|sizeof|volatile|do|if|static|while)";
    Regex rex = new Regex(tokens);
    MatchCollection mc = rex.Matches(richTextBox1.Text);
    int StartCursorPosition = richTextBox1.SelectionStart;
    foreach (Match m in mc)
    {
        int startIndex = m.Index;
        int StopIndex = m.Length;
        richTextBox1.Select(startIndex, StopIndex);
        richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Blue;
        richTextBox1.SelectionStart = StartCursorPosition;
        richTextBox1.SelectionColor = Color.Black;
    }
        }