Simple Javascript highlighting in a text area?

Question

I have two simple textareas where in i want to highlight the javascript code being written. As soon as the user types the function in the text area , the keywords etc have to be displayed in different color or so.

I tried to hack this script . But couldnt get what i wanted.

Answer 1

You could check Ace (demo) and CodeMirror (demo).

I suppose Textarea that can do syntax highlighting on the fly? and Online Code Editor questions will be useful for you as well.