React HtmlEditor Methods

This section describes methods that control the HtmlEditor UI component.

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beginUpdate()

Prevents the UI component from refreshing until the endUpdate() method is called.

The beginUpdate() and endUpdate() methods prevent the UI component from excessive updates when you are changing multiple UI component settings at once. After the beginUpdate() method is called, the UI component does not update its UI until the endUpdate() method is called.

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clearHistory()

Clears the history of changes.

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defaultOptions(rule)

Specifies the device-dependent default configuration properties for this component.

Parameters:
rule:

Object

The component's default device properties.

Object structure:
Name Type Description
device

Device

|

Array<Device>

|

Function

Device parameters.
When specifying a function, get information about the current device from the argument. Return true if the properties should be applied to the device.

options

Object

Propertiesto be applied.

defaultOptions is a static method that the UI component class supports. The following code demonstrates how to specify default properties for all instances of the HtmlEditor UI component in an application executed on the desktop.

  • import React from "react";
  • import dxHtmlEditor from "devextreme/ui/html_editor";
  • import HtmlEditor from "devextreme-react/html-editor";
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render () {
  • dxHtmlEditor.defaultOptions({
  • device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
  • options: {
  • // Here go the HtmlEditor options
  • }
  • })
  • return (
  • <div>
  • <HtmlEditor id="htmlEditor1" />
  • <HtmlEditor id="htmlEditor2" />
  • </div>
  • )
  • }
  • }
  •  
  • export default App;

delete(index, length)

Deletes content from the given range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin deleting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be deleted.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

dispose()

Disposes of all the resources allocated to the HtmlEditor instance.

After calling this method, remove the DOM element associated with the UI component:

JavaScript
  • $("#myHtmlEditor").dxHtmlEditor("dispose");
  • $("#myHtmlEditor").remove();

Use this method only if the UI component was created with jQuery or pure JavaScript. In Angular, Vue, and React, use conditional rendering:

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';
  •  
  • function DxHtmlEditor(props) {
  • if (!props.shouldRender) {
  • return null;
  • }
  •  
  • return (
  • <HtmlEditor ... >
  • </HtmlEditor>
  • );
  • }
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <DxHtmlEditor shouldRender="condition" />
  • );
  • }
  • }
  • export default App;
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element()

Gets the root UI component element.

Return Value:

HTMLElement | jQuery

An HTML element or a jQuery element when you use jQuery.

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endUpdate()

Refreshes the UI component after a call of the beginUpdate() method.

Main article: beginUpdate()

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focus()

Sets focus on the UI component.

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format(formatName, formatValue)

Applies a format to the selected content. Cannot be used with embedded formats.

Parameters:
formatName:

String

| 'background' | 'bold' | 'color' | 'font' | 'italic' | 'link' | 'size' | 'strike' | 'script' | 'underline' | 'blockquote' | 'header' | 'indent' | 'list' | 'align' | 'code-block'
formatValue: any

A format value.

If no content is selected, the format applies to the character typed next.

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formatLine(index, length, formatName, formatValue)

Applies a single block format to all lines in the given range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be formatted.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

formatName:

String

| 'background' | 'bold' | 'color' | 'font' | 'italic' | 'link' | 'size' | 'strike' | 'script' | 'underline' | 'blockquote' | 'header' | 'indent' | 'list' | 'align' | 'code-block'

A format name.

formatValue: any

A format value.

NOTE
The entire line will be formatted even if only a single character from it falls within the given range.
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formatLine(index, length, formats)

Applies several block formats to all lines in the given range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be formatted.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

formats:

Object

Formats to be applied.
This object should have the following structure:
{ "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }

NOTE
The entire line will be formatted even if only a single character from it falls within the given range.
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formatText(index, length, formatName, formatValue)

Applies a single text format to all characters in the given range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be formatted.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

formatName:

String

| 'background' | 'bold' | 'color' | 'font' | 'italic' | 'link' | 'size' | 'strike' | 'script' | 'underline' | 'blockquote' | 'header' | 'indent' | 'list' | 'align' | 'code-block'

A format name.

formatValue: any

A format value.

formatText(index, length, formats)

Applies several text formats to all characters in the given range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be formatted.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

formats:

Object

Formats to be applied.
This object should have the following structure:
{ "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }

get(componentPath)

Gets a format, module, or Parchment.

Parameters:
componentPath:

String

A path to a format ("formats/[formatName]"), module ("modules/[moduleName]"), or Parchment ("parchment").

Return Value:

Object

A format, module, or Parchment content.

You can perform the following tasks after getting a format, module, or Parchment:

In the following code, the bold format is associated with the <b> tag instead of the default <strong> tag. After the modification, the format is registered.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • constructor(props) {
  • super(props);
  • this.htmlEditorRef = React.createRef();
  • }
  •  
  • get htmlEditor() {
  • return this.htmlEditorRef.current.instance;
  • }
  •  
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <HtmlEditor ...
  • ref={this.htmlEditorRef}>
  • </HtmlEditor>
  • );
  • }
  •  
  • componentDidMount() {
  • let Bold = this.htmlEditor.get("formats/bold");
  • Bold.tagName = "b";
  •  
  • this.htmlEditor.register({ "formats/bold": Bold });
  • }
  • }
  • export default App;
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getFormat(index, length)

Gets formats applied to the content in the specified range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index indicating the range's start.

length:

Number

The range's length.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

Return Value:

Object

The applied formats.
This object has the following structure:
{ "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }

getInstance(element)

Gets the instance of a UI component found using its DOM node.

Parameters:
element:

Element

|

jQuery

The UI component's container.

Return Value:

Object

The UI component's instance.

getInstance is a static method that the UI component class supports. The following code demonstrates how to get the HtmlEditor instance found in an element with the myHtmlEditor ID:

  • // Modular approach
  • import HtmlEditor from "devextreme/ui/html_editor";
  • ...
  • let element = document.getElementById("myHtmlEditor");
  • let instance = HtmlEditor.getInstance(element) as HtmlEditor;
  •  
  • // Non-modular approach
  • let element = document.getElementById("myHtmlEditor");
  • let instance = DevExpress.ui.dxHtmlEditor.getInstance(element);
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getLength()

Gets the entire content's length.

Return Value:

Number

The content's length.

Embedded items have a length of 1.

NOTE
Even if the HtmlEditor is empty, this method returns 1, because the UI component always contains an empty line ("\n").

getQuillInstance()

Gets Quill's instance.

Return Value:

Object

Quill's instance.

getSelection()

Gets the selected content's position and length.

Return Value:

Object

The selected content's range. Has the following structure:

  • index
    A zero-based index at which the selection starts.
  • length
    The selected content's length.
    Embedded items have a length of 1.

insertEmbed(index, type, config)

Inserts an embedded content at the specified position.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to insert an embedded content.

type:

String

An embedded format's name.

config: any

An embedded format's value.

insertText(index, text, formats)

Inserts formatted text at the specified position. Used with all formats except embedded.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to insert text.

text:

String

The text to be inserted.

formats:

Object

The formats to be applied.
This object should have the following structure:
{ "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }

instance()

Gets the UI component's instance. Use it to access other methods of the UI component.

Return Value:

HtmlEditor

This UI component's instance.

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off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

Return Value:

HtmlEditor

The object for which this method is called.

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off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

eventHandler:

Function

The event's handler.

Return Value:

HtmlEditor

The object for which this method is called.

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on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

Parameters:
eventName:

String

The event's name.

eventHandler:

Function

The event's handler.

Return Value:

HtmlEditor

The object for which this method is called.

Use this method to subscribe to one of the events listed in the Events section.

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on(events)

Subscribes to events.

Parameters:
events:

Object

Events with their handlers: { "eventName1": handler1, "eventName2": handler2, ...}

Return Value:

HtmlEditor

The object for which this method is called.

Use this method to subscribe to several events with one method call. Available events are listed in the Events section.

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option()

Return Value:

Object

The UI component's properties.

option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single property.

Parameters:
optionName:

String

The property's name or full path.

Return Value: any

This property's value.

option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single property.

Parameters:
optionName:

String

The property's name or full path.

optionValue: any

This property's new value.

option(options)

Updates the values of several properties.

Parameters:
options:

Object

Propertieswith their new values.

redo()

Reapplies the most recent undone change. Repeated calls reapply preceding undone changes.

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register(components)

Registers custom formats and modules.

Parameters:
modules:

Object

Formats and modules to be registered.
This object should have the following structure:
{ "path1": "object1", ... }
where path1 is formats/[formatName] for formats or modules/[moduleName] for modules.

App.js
  • import React from 'react';
  •  
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.common.css';
  • import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
  •  
  • import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';
  •  
  • class App extends React.Component {
  • constructor(props) {
  • super(props);
  • this.htmlEditorRef = React.createRef();
  • }
  •  
  • get htmlEditor() {
  • return this.htmlEditorRef.current.instance;
  • }
  •  
  • render() {
  • return (
  • <HtmlEditor ...
  • ref={this.htmlEditorRef}>
  • </HtmlEditor>
  • );
  • }
  •  
  • componentDidMount() {
  • this.htmlEditor.register({ "modules/myModule": moduleObject });
  • }
  • }
  • export default App;
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registerKeyHandler(key, handler)

Registers a handler to be executed when a user presses a specific key.

Parameters:
key:

String

A key.

handler:

Function

A handler. Accepts the keydown event as the argument. It is a dxEvent or a jQuery.Event when you use jQuery.

The key argument accepts one of the following values:

  • "backspace"
  • "tab"
  • "enter"
  • "escape"
  • "pageUp"
  • "pageDown"
  • "end"
  • "home"
  • "leftArrow"
  • "upArrow"
  • "rightArrow"
  • "downArrow"
  • "del"
  • "space"
  • "F"
  • "A"
  • "asterisk"
  • "minus"

A custom handler for a key cancels the default handler for this key.

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removeFormat(index, length)

Removes all formatting and embedded content from the specified range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin removing.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be removed.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

repaint()

Repaints the UI component without reloading data. Call it to update the UI component's markup.

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reset()

Resets the value property to the default value.

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resetOption(optionName)

Resets an property to its default value.

Parameters:
optionName:

String

An property's name.

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setSelection(index, length)

Selects and highlights content in the specified range.

Parameters:
index:

Number

A zero-based index at which to begin selecting.

length:

Number

The length of the content to be selected.
Embedded items have a length of 1.

undo()

Reverses the most recent change. Repeated calls reverse preceding changes.

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