# Method GTK2.SourceBuffer()->set_language()

Method set_language

  ``GTK2.SourceBuffer` set_language(`GTK2.SourceLanguage` `lang`)`

Description

  Sets the source language the source buffer will use, adding GTK2.SourceTag tags with the language's patterns and setting the escape character with set_escape_char(). Note that this will remove any GTK2.SourceTag tags currently in the buffer's tag table.