def highlightBlock(self, string):
        """ Highlight a block of text.
        """
        prev_data = self.currentBlock().previous().userData()
        if prev_data is not None:
            self._lexer._saved_state_stack = prev_data.syntax_stack
        elif hasattr(self._lexer, '_saved_state_stack'):
            del self._lexer._saved_state_stack

        # Lex the text using Pygments
        index = 0
        for token, text in self._lexer.get_tokens(string):
            length = len(text)
            self.setFormat(index, length, self._get_format(token))
            index += length

        if hasattr(self._lexer, '_saved_state_stack'):
            data = PygmentsBlockUserData(
                syntax_stack=self._lexer._saved_state_stack)
            self.currentBlock().setUserData(data)
            # Clean up for the next go-round.
            del self._lexer._saved_state_stack

    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    # 'PygmentsHighlighter' interface
    #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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