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The text within the Transact-SQL editor is color-coded based on the nature of the text. This coloration helps you identify whether text is a comment, part of a string, a keyword, and so on.
You can view the complete list of categories and their colors and configure a custom color scheme by opening the Tools menu and clicking Options.
Default Colors and Categories
The Transact-SQL editor uses the standard text editor colors for Visual Studio. The following table lists the default colors that are used in the Transact-SQL editor and the text category for each.
Color |
Text category |
|---|---|
Red |
Character string |
Dark green |
Comment |
Blue |
Keyword |
Teal |
Line numbers |
Black |
Plain text, numbers, operators |
For more information about how to customize fonts or colors, see Fonts and Colors, Environment, Options Dialog Box.
See Also
Concepts
Editing Database Scripts and Objects with the Transact-SQL Editor