CKEditor.dom.element does not work with PrototypeJS $()

These seem to be incompatible, here's an example:

var editor = CKEDITOR.instances['mytextarea'];
var bodyElement = editor.document.body.$; // Use the native dom element stored in $.
$(bodyElement).select('span'); // This will error, saying select() is not a function.
Element.select(bodyElement, 'span'); // This also does not work, but it's because prototype uses $(root) in its implementations, which again causes undefined function errors related to $(element).function().

Is there any way to use PrototypeJS's DOM traversal functions with CKEditor.dom.element?

Mon, 11/16/2009 - 04:24

squire40

Joined: 16/11/2009

Posts: 14

Re: CKEditor.dom.element does not work with PrototypeJS $()

This post is over a month old, and no one has bothered to reply. Why is that?!?! The documentation of this product is so lacking that its use requires support of a forum. This user raised an excellent point, also pointed out what is potentially a major bug. How can so many people visit this forum and this post doesn't warrant a single reply??? As someone who relies heavily and supports the developer community, I'm extremely disappointed...

Mon, 02/15/2010 - 22:32

nirmal

Joined: 06/02/2010

Posts: 9

Re: CKEditor.dom.element does not work with PrototypeJS $()

You are true