Colors are assigned to each character in the data area when the data appears. As you type in characters, they appear in the 'overtype' color. When Enter or a function key is pressed, the file is scanned again and the new characters are displayed in the appropriate colors for the type of data being edited. The actual color definitions and symbol sets for each language affect the entire ISPF session. However, only the language, coloring type (ON/OFF status), and logic type are saved in the edit profile.

The HILITE edit profile line shows the status of edit highlighting. Figure 1 shows some examples. If edit highlighting is not available, the profile line is not shown. If highlighting is available, and you explicitly set the language, the language appears in red. If you have customized the left and right margins, the values appear in red. If you have not customized the margins, the default values for the language are displayed.

 ....HILITE PLI LOGIC CURSOR FIND MARGINS(5,70)..........................
 or
 ....HILITE PLI LOGIC PAREN CURSOR FIND MARGINS(2,80)....................
 or
 ....HILITE COBOL CURSOR FIND............................................
 or
 ....HILITE OFF..........................................................

The information shown on the PROFILE command is saved in the edit profile.