JavaScript/jQuery HtmlEditor Methods

The component's default device properties.

Object structure:

Name	Type	Description
device	Device \| Array<Device> \| Function	Device parameters. When you specify a function, get information about the current device from the argument. Return true if the properties should be applied to the device.
options	Object	Options to be applied.

Name

Type

Description

device

Device

|

Array<Device>

|

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

options

Options to 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.

jQuery

JavaScript

DevExpress.ui.dxHtmlEditor.defaultOptions({ 
    device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
    options: {
        // Here go the HtmlEditor properties
    }
});

Angular

TypeScript

import HtmlEditor, { Properties } from "devextreme/ui/html_editor";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    constructor () {
        HtmlEditor.defaultOptions<Properties>({
            device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
            options: {
                // Here go the HtmlEditor properties
            }
        });
    }
}

Vue

<template>
    <div>
        <DxHtmlEditor id="htmlEditor1" />
        <DxHtmlEditor id="htmlEditor2" />
    </div>
</template>
<script>
import DxHtmlEditor from "devextreme-vue/html-editor";
import HtmlEditor from "devextreme/ui/html_editor";

HtmlEditor.defaultOptions({
    device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
    options: {
        // Here go the HtmlEditor properties
    }
});

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    }
}
</script>

React

import dxHtmlEditor from "devextreme/ui/html_editor";
import HtmlEditor from "devextreme-react/html-editor";

dxHtmlEditor.defaultOptions({
    device: { deviceType: "desktop" },
    options: {
        // Here go the HtmlEditor properties
    }
});

export default function App() {
    return (
        <div>
            <HtmlEditor id="htmlEditor1" />
            <HtmlEditor id="htmlEditor2" />
        </div>
    )
}

delete(index, length)

Deletes content from the given range.

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin deleting.

length:

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.

jQuery

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

JavaScript

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

Angular

Use conditional rendering instead of this method:

app.component.html

<dx-html-editor ...
    *ngIf="condition">
</dx-html-editor>

Vue

Use conditional rendering instead of this method:

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor ...
        v-if="condition">
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    }
}
</script>

React

Use conditional rendering instead of this method:

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;

element()

Gets the root UI component element.

Return Value:

HTMLElement | jQuery

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

jQuery

Call Methods

Angular

Call Methods

Vue

Call Methods

React

Call Methods

endUpdate()

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

Main article: beginUpdate()

jQuery

Call Methods

Angular

Call Methods

Vue

Call Methods

React

Call Methods

focus()

Sets focus on the content field of the editor.

jQuery

Call Methods

Angular

Call Methods

Vue

Call Methods

React

Call Methods

format(formatName, formatValue)

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

Parameters:

formatName:

A format name.

formatValue: any

A format value.
Pass null to remove a format.

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

jQuery

JavaScript

const htmlEditorInstance = $("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance");
// Makes text bold
htmlEditorInstance.format("bold", true); 
// Inserts a link
htmlEditorInstance.format("link", { 
    href: "https://www.google.com/", 
    text: "Google", 
    title: "Go to Google" 
});

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    makeTextBold() {
        this.htmlEditor.instance.format("bold", true);
    }
    insertGoogleLink(){
        this.htmlEditor.instance.format("link", { 
            href: "https://www.google.com/", 
            text: "Google", 
            title: "Go to Google" 
        });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        makeTextBold() {
            this.htmlEditor.format("bold", true);
        },
        insertGoogleLink() {
            this.htmlEditor.format("link", { 
                href: "https://www.google.com/", 
                text: "Google", 
                title: "Go to Google" 
            });
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const makeTextBold = () => {
        htmlEditor.current.instance.format("bold", true);
    };
    const insertGoogleLink = () => {
        htmlEditor.current.instance.format("link", { 
            href: "https://www.google.com/", 
            text: "Google", 
            title: "Go to Google" 
        });
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

formatLine(index, length, formatName, formatValue)

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

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

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

formatName:

A format name.

formatValue: any

A format value.
Pass null to remove a format.

NOTE

The entire line will be formatted even if only a single character from it falls within the given range.

jQuery

JavaScript

// Aligns the first line to the right
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").formatLine(0, 1, "align", "right");

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    alignFirstLineToRight() {
        this.htmlEditor.instance.formatLine(0, 1, "align", "right");
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        alignFirstLineToRight() {
            this.htmlEditor.formatLine(0, 1, "align", "right");
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const alignFirstLineToRight = () => {
        htmlEditor.current.instance.formatLine(0, 1, "align", "right");
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

formatLine(index, length, formats)

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

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

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

formats:

Formats to be applied.
This object should have the following structure: { "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }
Pass null to remove all formats.

NOTE

The entire line will be formatted even if only a single character from it falls within the given range.

jQuery

JavaScript

// Aligns the first line to the right and turns it into an ordered list's item.
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").formatLine(0, 1, { "align": "right", "list": "ordered" });

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    applyLineFormats() {
        // Aligns the first line to the right and turns it into an ordered list's item.
        this.htmlEditor.instance.formatLine(0, 1, { "align": "right", "list": "ordered" });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        applyLineFormats() {
            this.htmlEditor.formatLine(0, 1, { "align": "right", "list": "ordered" });
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const applyLineFormats = () => {
        htmlEditor.current.instance.formatLine(0, 1, { "align": "right", "list": "ordered" });
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

formatText(index, length, formatName, formatValue)

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

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

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

formatName:

A format name.

formatValue: any

A format value.
Pass null to remove a format.

jQuery

JavaScript

// Makes the first five characters bold
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").formatText(0, 5, "bold", true);

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    makeTextBold() {
        // Makes the first five characters bold
        this.htmlEditor.instance.formatText(0, 5, "bold", true);
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        makeTextBold() {
            // Makes the first five characters bold
            this.htmlEditor.formatText(0, 5, "bold", true);
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const makeTextBold = () => {
        // Makes the first five characters bold
        htmlEditor.current.instance.formatText(0, 5, "bold", true);
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

formatText(index, length, formats)

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

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin formatting.

length:

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

formats:

Formats to be applied.
This object should have the following structure: { "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }
Pass null to remove all formats.

jQuery

JavaScript

// Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").formatText(0, 5, { "bold": "true", "underline": "true" });

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    applyLineFormats() {
        // Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
        this.htmlEditor.instance.formatText(0, 5, { "bold": "true", "underline": "true" });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        applyLineFormats() {
            // Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
            this.htmlEditor.formatText(0, 5, { "bold": "true", "underline": "true" });
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const applyLineFormats = () => {
        // Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
        htmlEditor.current.instance.formatText(0, 5, { "bold": "true", "underline": "true" });
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

get(componentPath)

Gets a format, module, or Parchment.

Parameters:

componentPath:

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

Return Value:

A format, module, or Parchment content.

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

Modify the format
You can change the markup tag associated with the format and allowed format values, as shown in the code example after this list.
Extend the format or module
You can extend HtmlEditor's formats and modules, and also the DevExtreme Quill's formats and modules. See the Extend Built-In Formats and Modules topic for the code example.
Create a custom format based on the Parchment
Refer to the Parchment documentation for more information.

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.

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    // ...
    const htmlEditor = $("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance");

    const Bold = htmlEditor.get("formats/bold");
    Bold.tagName = "b";

    htmlEditor.register({ "formats/bold": Bold });
});

Angular

app.component.html

<dx-html-editor ... >
</dx-html-editor>

app.component.ts

app.module.ts

import { Component, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DxHtmlEditorComponent } from 'devextreme-angular';

@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    templateUrl: './app.component.html',
    styleUrls: ['./app.component.css']
})
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;

    ngAfterViewInit() {
        let htmlEditor = this.htmlEditor.instance;

        let Bold = htmlEditor.get("formats/bold");
        Bold.tagName = "b";

        htmlEditor.register({ "formats/bold": Bold });
    }
}

import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';

import { DxHtmlEditorModule } from 'devextreme-angular';

@NgModule({
    declarations: [
        AppComponent
    ],
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    providers: [ ],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor ...
        :ref="htmlEditorRefName">
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefName = "myHtmlEditor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefName
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefName].instance;
        }
    },
    mounted: function() {
        this.$nextTick(function() {
            let Bold = this.htmlEditor.get("formats/bold");
            Bold.tagName = "b";

            this.htmlEditor.register({ "formats/bold": Bold });
        })
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

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;

getBounds(index, length)

Retrieves the pixel position and size of a selection at a specified location.

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which position retrieval begins.

length:

The length of the selection for which the position is retrieved.

Return Value:

An object that contains the following fields: left, top, height, width.

getFormat()

Retrieves formatting of the text within the current selection range.

Return Value:

An object that contains applied formats.
It has the following structure:
{ "formatName1": "formatValue1", ... }

getFormat(index, length)

Gets formats applied to the content in the specified range.

Parameters:

index:

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

length:

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

Return Value:

An object that contains applied formats.
It 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:

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);

getLength()

Gets the entire content's length.

Return Value:

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").

getModule(moduleName)

Gets the instance of a module.

Parameters:

moduleName:

The name of a registered module.

Return Value:

A module's instance.

You can get DevExtreme Quill modules, DevExtreme UI modules, or custom modules.

If you implement the customizeModules function, make sure that it does not disable the modules that you want to get.

getQuillInstance()

Gets the DevExtreme Quill's instance.

Return Value:

The DevExtreme Quill's instance.

getSelection()

Gets the selected content's position and length.

Parameters:

focus:

Boolean

| undefined

Pass true to focus the content field before getting the selected range. Otherwise, the method returns null if the content field doesn't have focus.

Return Value:

The selected content's range. It 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.

getText(index, length)

Retrieves text content from the HtmlEditor.

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which the retrieved text starts.

length:

The number of characters to retrieve.

Return Value:

The retrieved text content.

insertEmbed(index, type, config)

Inserts an embedded content at the specified position.

Parameters:

index:

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

type:

An embedded format's name.

config: any

An embedded format's value.

jQuery

JavaScript

// Adds an image at the beginning of the content
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").insertEmbed(0, "extendedImage", {
    src: "https://js.devexpress.com/Content/images/doc/21_2/PhoneJS/person1.png",
    alt: "Photo",
    width: "100px"
});

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    insertImageAtTheBeginning() {
        this.htmlEditor.instance.insertEmbed(0, "extendedImage", {
            src: "https://js.devexpress.com/Content/images/doc/21_2/PhoneJS/person1.png",
            alt: "Photo",
            width: "100px"
        });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        insertImageAtTheBeginning() {
            // Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
            this.htmlEditor.insertEmbed(0, "extendedImage", {
                src: "https://js.devexpress.com/Content/images/doc/21_2/PhoneJS/person1.png",
                alt: "Photo",
                width: "100px"
            });
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const insertImageAtTheBeginning = () => {
        // Makes the first five characters bold and underlined
        htmlEditor.current.instance.insertEmbed(0, "extendedImage", {
            src: "https://js.devexpress.com/Content/images/doc/21_2/PhoneJS/person1.png",
            alt: "Photo",
            width: "100px"
        });
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

insertText(index, text, formatName, formatValue)

Inserts text into the HtmlEditor.

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which the text is inserted.

text:

The text to be inserted.

formatName:

The format name.

formatValue: any

The format value.

insertText(index, text, formats)

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

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to insert text.

text:

The text to be inserted.

formats:

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

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JavaScript

// Inserts bold, green text at the beginning of the content
$("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance").insertText(0, "I will be the first", { 
    bold: true, 
    color: "green" 
});

Angular

TypeScript

import { ..., ViewChild } from "@angular/core";
import { DxHtmlEditorModule, DxHtmlEditorComponent } from "devextreme-angular";
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    insertTextAtTheBeginning() {
        // Inserts bold, green text at the beginning of the content
        this.htmlEditor.instance.insertText(0, "I will be the first", { 
            bold: true, 
            color: "green" 
        });
    }
}
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        // ...
       DxHtmlEditorModule
    ],
    // ...
})

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor :ref="htmlEditorRefKey">
        <!-- ... -->
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefKey = "my-html-editor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefKey
        }
    },
    methods: {
        insertTextAtTheBeginning() {
            // Inserts bold, green text at the beginning of the content
            this.htmlEditor.insertText(0, "I will be the first", { 
                bold: true, 
                color: "green" 
            });
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefKey].instance;
        }
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import { useRef } from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import HtmlEditor from 'devextreme-react/html-editor';

export default function App() {
    const htmlEditor = useRef(null);

    const insertTextAtTheBeginning = () => {
        // Inserts bold, green text at the beginning of the content
        htmlEditor.current.instance.insertText(0, "I will be the first", { 
            bold: true, 
            color: "green" 
        });
    };

    return (
        <HtmlEditor ref={htmlEditor}>
            {/* */}
        </HtmlEditor>
    );
}

instance()

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

Return Value:

This UI component's instance.

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off(eventName)

Detaches all event handlers from a single event.

Parameters:

eventName:

The event's name.

Return Value:

The object for which this method is called.

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Event Handling

off(eventName, eventHandler)

Detaches a particular event handler from a single event.

Parameters:

eventName:

The event's name.

eventHandler:

The event's handler.

Return Value:

The object for which this method is called.

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on(eventName, eventHandler)

Subscribes to an event.

Parameters:

eventName:

The event's name.

eventHandler:

The event's handler.

Return Value:

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:

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

Return Value:

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()

Gets all UI component properties.

Return Value:

The UI component's properties.

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option(optionName)

Gets the value of a single property.

Parameters:

optionName:

The property's name or full path.

Return Value: any

This property's value.

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option(optionName, optionValue)

Updates the value of a single property.

Parameters:

optionName:

The property's name or full path.

optionValue: any

This property's new value.

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option(options)

Updates the values of several properties.

Parameters:

options:

Options with their new values.

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redo()

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

register(components)

Registers custom formats and modules.

Parameters:

modules:

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.

jQuery

index.js

$(function() {
    // ...
    const htmlEditor = $("#htmlEditorContainer").dxHtmlEditor("instance");
    htmlEditor.register({ "modules/myModule": moduleObject });
});

Angular

app.component.ts

import { Component, ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DxHtmlEditorComponent } from 'devextreme-angular';
// ...
export class AppComponent {
    @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent, { static: false }) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;
    // Prior to Angular 8
    // @ViewChild(DxHtmlEditorComponent) htmlEditor: DxHtmlEditorComponent;

    ngAfterViewInit() {
        let htmlEditor = this.htmlEditor.instance;
        htmlEditor.register({ "modules/myModule": moduleObject });
    }
}

Vue

App.vue

<template>
    <DxHtmlEditor ...
        :ref="htmlEditorRefName">
    </DxHtmlEditor>
</template>

<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';

import DxHtmlEditor from 'devextreme-vue/html-editor';

const htmlEditorRefName = "myHtmlEditor";

export default {
    components: {
        DxHtmlEditor
    },
    data() {
        return {
            htmlEditorRefName
        }
    },
    computed: {
        htmlEditor: function() {
            return this.$refs[htmlEditorRefName].instance;
        }
    },
    mounted: function() {
        this.$nextTick(function() {
            this.htmlEditor.registerModules({ "modules/myModule": moduleObject });
        })
    }
}
</script>

React

App.js

import React from 'react';

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;

registerKeyHandler(key, handler)

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

Parameters:

key:

A key.

handler:

A handler. Accepts the keydown event as the argument. It is a EventObject 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:

A zero-based index at which to begin removing.

length:

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 a property to its default value.

Parameters:

optionName:

A property's name.

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setSelection(index, length)

Selects and highlights content in the specified range.

Parameters:

index:

A zero-based index at which to begin selecting.

length: