# ElementApi

interface

Interface describing an editor that replaced a DOM element (was "initialized on an element").

Such an editor should provide a method to [update the replaced element with the current data](#function-updateSourceElement).

[See source](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/packages/ckeditor5-core/src/editor/utils/elementapimixin.ts#L81)

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## Properties

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### `sourceElement: HTMLElement | undefined` _(readonly)_

The element on which the editor has been initialized.

[See source](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/packages/ckeditor5-core/src/editor/utils/elementapimixin.ts#L88)

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## Methods

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### `updateSourceElement( data? ) → void`

Updates the [editor source element](#member-sourceElement)'s content with the data if the [`updateSourceElementOnDestroy`](module_core_editor_editorconfig-EditorConfig.md#member-updateSourceElementOnDestroy) configuration option is set to `true`.

[See source](https://github.com/ckeditor/ckeditor5/blob/master/packages/ckeditor5-core/src/editor/utils/elementapimixin.ts#L97)

#### Parameters

* `data?: string`

  Data that the [editor source element](#member-sourceElement) should be updated with.

#### Returns

* `void`

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Full index of the CKEditor 5 API reference: [llms.txt](llms.txt)