Codemirror 2 - use as syntax highlighter

Example on how to use Codemirror 2 as a syntax highlighter.

by abuhamzah

HTML

<script src="http://codemirror.net/lib/codemirror.js"></script>
<script src="http://codemirror.net/mode/javascript/javascript.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://codemirror.net/mode/javascript/javascript.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://codemirror.net/lib/codemirror.css">
<texarea id="test1" name="test1">function test() { 
    return false;
}</texarea>

JavaScript

var myTextArea = document.getElementById("test1");
var editor = CodeMirror(function(elt) {
console.log(elt);
  myTextArea.parentNode.replaceChild(elt, myTextArea);
}, {value: myTextArea.innerHTML});