Document (engine/view)
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-engine/src/view/document
Document class creates an abstract layer over the content editable area, contains a tree of view elements and view selection associated with this document.
Filtering
Properties
-
isComposing : Boolean
readonly observable
True if composition is in progress inside the document.
This property is updated by the
CompositionObserver
. If theCompositionObserver
is disabled this property will not change. -
isFocused : Boolean
readonly observable
True if document is focused.
This property is updated by the
FocusObserver
. If theFocusObserver
is disabled this property will not change. -
isReadOnly : Boolean
Defines whether document is in read-only mode.
When document is read-ony then all roots are read-only as well and caret placed inside this root is hidden.
-
roots : Collection
readonly
Roots of the view tree. Collection of the view elements.
View roots are created as a result of binding between
roots
androots
and this is handled byEditingController
, so to create view root we need to create model root usingcreateRoot
. -
selection : DocumentSelection
readonly
Selection done on this document.
-
_postFixers : Set
private
Post-fixer callbacks registered to the view document.
Methods
-
Creates a Document instance.
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bind( bindProperties ) → Object
Binds obvervable properties to other objects implementing the
Observable
interface.Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.
Let's consider two objects: a
button
and an associatedcommand
(bothObservable
).A simple property binding could be as follows:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled' );
or even shorter:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command );
which works in the following way:
button.isEnabled
instantly equalscommand.isEnabled
,- whenever
command.isEnabled
changes,button.isEnabled
will immediately reflect its value.
Note: To release the binding use
unbind
.You can also "rename" the property in the binding by specifying the new name in the
to()
chain:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isWorking' );
It is possible to bind more than one property at a time to shorten the code:
button.bind( 'isEnabled', 'value' ).to( command );
which corresponds to:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command ); button.bind( 'value' ).to( command );
The binding can include more than one observable, combining multiple data sources in a custom callback:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled', ui, 'isVisible', ( isCommandEnabled, isUIVisible ) => isCommandEnabled && isUIVisible );
It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a
button
to multiple commands (alsoObservables
) so that each and every one of them must be enabled for the button to become enabled, use the following code:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).toMany( [ commandA, commandB, commandC ], 'isEnabled', ( isAEnabled, isBEnabled, isCEnabled ) => isAEnabled && isBEnabled && isCEnabled );
Parameters
bindProperties : String
Observable properties that will be bound to another observable(s).
Returns
Object
The bind chain with the
to()
andtoMany()
methods.
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decorate( methodName )
Turns the given methods of this object into event-based ones. This means that the new method will fire an event (named after the method) and the original action will be plugged as a listener to that event.
Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of decorating methods with some additional examples.
Decorating the method does not change its behavior (it only adds an event), but it allows to modify it later on by listening to the method's event.
For example, to cancel the method execution the event can be stopped:
class Foo { constructor() { this.decorate( 'method' ); } method() { console.log( 'called!' ); } } const foo = new Foo(); foo.on( 'method', ( evt ) => { evt.stop(); }, { priority: 'high' } ); foo.method(); // Nothing is logged.
Note: The high priority listener has been used to execute this particular callback before the one which calls the original method (which uses the "normal" priority).
It is also possible to change the returned value:
foo.on( 'method', ( evt ) => { evt.return = 'Foo!'; } ); foo.method(); // -> 'Foo'
Finally, it is possible to access and modify the arguments the method is called with:
method( a, b ) { console.log( `${ a }, ${ b }` ); } // ... foo.on( 'method', ( evt, args ) => { args[ 0 ] = 3; console.log( args[ 1 ] ); // -> 2 }, { priority: 'high' } ); foo.method( 1, 2 ); // -> '3, 2'
Parameters
methodName : String
Name of the method to decorate.
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delegate( events ) → EmitterMixinDelegateChain
Delegates selected events to another
Emitter
. For instance:emitterA.delegate( 'eventX' ).to( emitterB ); emitterA.delegate( 'eventX', 'eventY' ).to( emitterC );
then
eventX
is delegated (fired by)emitterB
andemitterC
along withdata
:emitterA.fire( 'eventX', data );
and
eventY
is delegated (fired by)emitterC
along withdata
:emitterA.fire( 'eventY', data );
Parameters
events : String
Event names that will be delegated to another emitter.
Returns
-
fire( eventOrInfo, [ args ] ) → *
Fires an event, executing all callbacks registered for it.
The first parameter passed to callbacks is an
EventInfo
object, followed by the optionalargs
provided in thefire()
method call.Parameters
eventOrInfo : String | EventInfo
The name of the event or
EventInfo
object if event is delegated.[ args ] : *
Additional arguments to be passed to the callbacks.
Returns
*
By default the method returns
undefined
. However, the return value can be changed by listeners through modification of theevt.return
's property (the event info is the first param of every callback).
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getRoot( [ name ] ) → RootEditableElement | null
Gets a view root element with the specified name. If the name is not specific "main" root is returned.
Parameters
[ name ] : String
Name of the root.
Defaults to
'main'
Returns
RootEditableElement | null
The view root element with the specified name or null when there is no root of given name.
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listenTo( emitter, event, callback, [ options ] = { [options.priority] } )
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired in a specific (emitter) object.
Events can be grouped in namespaces using
:
. When namespaced event is fired, it additionally fires all callbacks for that namespace.// myEmitter.on( ... ) is a shorthand for myEmitter.listenTo( myEmitter, ... ). myEmitter.on( 'myGroup', genericCallback ); myEmitter.on( 'myGroup:myEvent', specificCallback ); // genericCallback is fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup' ); // both genericCallback and specificCallback are fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:myEvent' ); // genericCallback is fired even though there are no callbacks for "foo". myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:foo' );
An event callback can stop the event and set the return value of the
fire
method.Parameters
emitter : Emitter
The object that fires the event.
event : String
The name of the event.
callback : function
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : Object
Additional options.
Properties[ options.priority ] : PriorityString | Number
The priority of this event callback. The higher the priority value the sooner the callback will be fired. Events having the same priority are called in the order they were added.
Defaults to
'normal'
Defaults to
{}
-
off( event, callback )
Stops executing the callback on the given event. Shorthand for
this.stopListening( this, event, callback )
.Parameters
event : String
The name of the event.
callback : function
The function to stop being called.
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on( event, callback, [ options ] = { [options.priority] } )
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired.
Shorthand for
this.listenTo( this, event, callback, options )
(it makes the emitter listen on itself).Parameters
event : String
The name of the event.
callback : function
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : Object
Additional options.
Properties[ options.priority ] : PriorityString | Number
The priority of this event callback. The higher the priority value the sooner the callback will be fired. Events having the same priority are called in the order they were added.
Defaults to
'normal'
Defaults to
{}
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once( event, callback, [ options ] = { [options.priority] } )
Registers a callback function to be executed on the next time the event is fired only. This is similar to calling
on
followed byoff
in the callback.Parameters
event : String
The name of the event.
callback : function
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : Object
Additional options.
Properties[ options.priority ] : PriorityString | Number
The priority of this event callback. The higher the priority value the sooner the callback will be fired. Events having the same priority are called in the order they were added.
Defaults to
'normal'
Defaults to
{}
-
registerPostFixer( postFixer )
Used to register a post-fixer callback. A post-fixers mechanism allows to update view tree just before rendering to the DOM.
Post-fixers are fired just after all changes from the outermost change block were applied but before the render event is fired. If a post-fixer callback made a change, it should return
true
. When this happens, all post-fixers are fired again to check if something else should not be fixed in the new document tree state.View post-fixers are useful when you wants to update view structure whenever it changes, for instance add some classes to elements based on the view structure or selection. However, is you need DOM elements to be already updated, use render event.
As a parameter, a post-fixer callback receives a downcast writer instance connected with the executed changes block.
Parameters
postFixer : function
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set( name, [ value ] )
Creates and sets the value of an observable property of this object. Such an property becomes a part of the state and is be observable.
It accepts also a single object literal containing key/value pairs with properties to be set.
This method throws the
observable-set-cannot-override
error if the observable instance already have a property with the given property name. This prevents from mistakenly overriding existing properties and methods, but means thatfoo.set( 'bar', 1 )
may be slightly slower thanfoo.bar = 1
.Parameters
name : String | Object
The property's name or object with
name=>value
pairs.[ value ] : *
The property's value (if
name
was passed in the first parameter).
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stopDelegating( [ event ], [ emitter ] )
Stops delegating events. It can be used at different levels:
- To stop delegating all events.
- To stop delegating a specific event to all emitters.
- To stop delegating a specific event to a specific emitter.
Parameters
[ event ] : String
The name of the event to stop delegating. If omitted, stops it all delegations.
[ emitter ] : Emitter
(requires
event
) The object to stop delegating a particular event to. If omitted, stops delegation ofevent
to all emitters.
-
stopListening( [ emitter ], [ event ], [ callback ] )
Stops listening for events. It can be used at different levels:
- To stop listening to a specific callback.
- To stop listening to a specific event.
- To stop listening to all events fired by a specific object.
- To stop listening to all events fired by all objects.
Parameters
[ emitter ] : Emitter
The object to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all objects.
[ event ] : String
(Requires the
emitter
) The name of the event to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all events fromemitter
.[ callback ] : function
(Requires the
event
) The function to be removed from the call list for the givenevent
.
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unbind( [ unbindProperties ] )
Removes the binding created with
bind
.// Removes the binding for the 'a' property. A.unbind( 'a' ); // Removes bindings for all properties. A.unbind();
Parameters
[ unbindProperties ] : String
Observable properties to be unbound. All the bindings will be released if no properties provided.
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_callPostFixers( writer )
protected
Performs post-fixer loops. Executes post-fixer callbacks as long as none of them has done any changes to the model.
Parameters
writer : DowncastWriter
Events
-
change:isComposing( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
Fired when the
isComposing
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : String
Name of the changed property (
isComposing
).value : Boolean
New value of the
isComposing
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : Boolean
Old value of the
isComposing
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isFocused( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
Fired when the
isFocused
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : String
Name of the changed property (
isFocused
).value : Boolean
New value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : Boolean
Old value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isReadOnly( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
Fired when the
isReadOnly
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : String
Name of the changed property (
isReadOnly
).value : Boolean
New value of the
isReadOnly
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : Boolean
Old value of the
isReadOnly
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
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change:{property}( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
Fired when a property changed value.
observable.set( 'prop', 1 ); observable.on( 'change:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `${ propertyName } has changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); } ); observable.prop = 2; // -> 'prop has changed from 1 to 2'
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : String
The property name.
value : *
The new property value.
oldValue : *
The previous property value.
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blur( eventInfo, data )
Fired when one of the editables loses focus.
Introduced by
FocusObserver
.Note that because
FocusObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
click( eventInfo, data )
Fired when one of the editables has been clicked.
Introduced by
ClickObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClickObserver
needs to be added toView
by aaddObserver
method.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
clipboardInput( eventInfo, data = { data.dataTransfer, data.targetRanges } )
Fired as a continuation of
event-paste
andevent-drop
events.It is a part of the "clipboard input pipeline".
Fired with a
dataTransfer
which comes from the clipboard and which content should be processed and inserted into the editor.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : Object
Event data.
Propertiesdata.dataTransfer : DataTransfer
Data transfer instance.
data.targetRanges : Array.<Range>
Ranges which are the target of the operation (usually – into which the content should be inserted). If clipboard input was triggered by a paste operation, then these are the selection ranges. If by a drop operation, then it's the drop position (which can be different than the selection at the moment of drop).
Related:
-
clipboardOutput( eventInfo, data )
Fired on
event-copy
andevent-cut
with a copy of selected content. The content can be processed before it ends up in the clipboard.It is a part of the "clipboard output pipeline".
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardOutputEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
compositionend( eventInfo, data )
Fired when composition ends inside one of the editables.
Introduced by
CompositionObserver
.Note that because
CompositionObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
compositionstart( eventInfo, data )
Fired when composition starts inside one of the editables.
Introduced by
CompositionObserver
.Note that because
CompositionObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
compositionupdate( eventInfo, data )
Fired when composition is updated inside one of the editables.
Introduced by
CompositionObserver
.Note that because
CompositionObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
copy( eventInfo, data )
Fired when user copied content from one of the editables.
Introduced by
ClipboardObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
cut( eventInfo, data )
Fired when user cut content from one of the editables.
Introduced by
ClipboardObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
delete( eventInfo, data, data.direction, data.unit, data.sequence )
Event fired when the user tries to delete content (e.g. presses Delete or Backspace).
Note: This event is fired by the observer (usually registered by the delete feature).
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
data.direction : 'forward' | 'delete'
The direction in which the deletion should happen.
data.unit : 'character' | 'word'
The "amount" of content that should be deleted.
data.sequence : Number
A number describing which subsequent delete event it is without the key being released. If it's 2 or more it means that the key was pressed and hold.
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dragover( eventInfo, data )
Fired when user drags content over one of the editables.
Introduced by
ClipboardObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
drop( eventInfo, data, dropRange )
Fired when user dropped content into one of the editables.
Introduced by
ClipboardObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardEventData
Event data.
dropRange : Range
The position into which the content is dropped.
Related:
-
enter( eventInfo, data, data.isSoft )
Event fired when the user presses the Enter key.
Note: This event is fired by the observer (usually registered by the Enter feature and ShiftEnter feature).
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
data.isSoft : Boolean
Whether it's a soft enter (Shift+Enter) or hard enter (Enter).
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focus( eventInfo, data )
Fired when one of the editables gets focus.
Introduced by
FocusObserver
.Note that because
FocusObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
imageLoaded( eventInfo, data )
Fired when an
DOM element has been loaded in the DOM root.
Introduced by
ImageLoadObserver
.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
keydown( eventInfo, keyEventData )
Fired when a key has been pressed.
Introduced by
KeyObserver
.Note that because
KeyObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
keyEventData : KeyEventData
Related:
-
keyup( eventInfo, keyEventData )
Fired when a key has been released.
Introduced by
KeyObserver
.Note that because
KeyObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
keyEventData : KeyEventData
Related:
-
mousedown( eventInfo, data )
Fired when mouse button is pressed down on one of the editables.
Introduced by
MouseObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
MouseObserver
needs to be added toView
by aaddObserver
method.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : DomEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
mutations( eventInfo, viewMutations, viewSelection )
Fired when mutation occurred. If tree view is not changed on this event, DOM will be reverted to the state before mutation, so all changes which should be applied, should be handled on this event.
Introduced by
MutationObserver
.Note that because
MutationObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
viewMutations : Array.<(MutatedText | MutatedChildren)>
Array of mutations. For mutated texts it will be
MutatedText
and for mutated elements it will beMutatedChildren
. You can recognize the type based on thetype
property.viewSelection : Selection | null
View selection that is a result of converting DOM selection to view. Keep in mind that the DOM selection is already "updated", meaning that it already acknowledges changes done in mutation.
Related:
-
paste( eventInfo, data )
Fired when user pasted content into one of the editables.
Introduced by
ClipboardObserver
.Note that this event is not available by default. To make it available
ClipboardObserver
needs to be added toDocument
by theaddObserver
method. It's done by theClipboard
feature. If it's not loaded, it must be done manually.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : ClipboardEventData
Event data.
Related:
-
selectionChange( eventInfo, data = { data.oldSelection, data.newSelection, data.domSelection } )
Fired when selection has changed. This event is fired only when the selection change was the only change that happened in the document, and old selection is different then the new selection.
Introduced by
SelectionObserver
.Note that because
SelectionObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : Object
-
Properties
data.oldSelection : DocumentSelection
Old View selection which is
selection
.data.newSelection : Selection
New View selection which is converted DOM selection.
data.domSelection : Selection
Native DOM selection.
Related:
-
selectionChangeDone( eventInfo, data = { data.oldSelection, data.newSelection, data.domSelection } )
Fired when selection stops changing.
Introduced by
SelectionObserver
.Note that because
SelectionObserver
is attached by theView
this event is available by default.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
data : Object
-
Properties
data.oldSelection : DocumentSelection
Old View selection which is
selection
.data.newSelection : Selection
New View selection which is converted DOM selection.
data.domSelection : Selection
Native DOM selection.
Related:
-
layoutChanged( eventInfo )
Event fired whenever document content layout changes. It is fired whenever content is rendered, but should be also fired by observers in case of other actions which may change layout, for instance when image loads.
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
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set:{property}( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
Fired when a property value is going to be set but is not set yet (before the
change
event is fired).You can control the final value of the property by using the event's
return
property.observable.set( 'prop', 1 ); observable.on( 'set:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `Value is going to be changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); console.log( `Current property value is ${ observable[ propertyName ] }` ); // Let's override the value. evt.return = 3; } ); observable.on( 'change:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `Value has changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); } ); observable.prop = 2; // -> 'Value is going to be changed from 1 to 2' // -> 'Current property value is 1' // -> 'Value has changed from 1 to 3'
Note: Event is fired even when the new value is the same as the old value.
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : String
The property name.
value : *
The new property value.
oldValue : *
The previous property value.