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    Class ViewDocument

    Document class creates an abstract layer over the content editable area, contains a tree of view elements and module:engine/view/documentselection~ViewDocumentSelection view selection associated with this document.

    Hierarchy (View Summary)

    Index

    Constructors

    • Creates a Document instance.

      Parameters

      Returns ViewDocument

    Properties

    isComposing: boolean

    True if composition is in progress inside the document.

    This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/compositionobserver~CompositionObserver. If the module:engine/view/observer/compositionobserver~CompositionObserver is disabled this property will not change.

    isFocused: boolean

    True if document is focused.

    This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/focusobserver~FocusObserver. If the module:engine/view/observer/focusobserver~FocusObserver 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.

    isSelecting: boolean

    true while the user is making a selection in the document (e.g. holding the mouse button and moving the cursor). When they stop selecting, the property goes back to false.

    This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/selectionobserver~SelectionObserver.

    Roots of the view tree. Collection of the module:engine/view/element~ViewElement view elements.

    View roots are created as a result of binding between module:engine/view/document~ViewDocument#roots and module:engine/model/document~ModelDocument#roots and this is handled by module:engine/controller/editingcontroller~EditingController, so to create view root we need to create model root using module:engine/model/document~ModelDocument#createRoot.

    Selection done on this document.

    stylesProcessor: StylesProcessor

    The styles processor instance used by this document when normalizing styles.

    Methods

    • Internal

      Performs post-fixer loops. Executes post-fixer callbacks as long as none of them has done any changes to the model.

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Binds #set observable properties to other objects implementing the module:utils/observablemixin~Observable interface.

      Read more in the {@glink framework/deep-dive/observables#property-bindings dedicated} guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.

      Consider two objects: a button and an associated command (both Observable).

      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 equals command.isEnabled,
      • whenever command.isEnabled changes, button.isEnabled will immediately reflect its value.

      Note: To release the binding, use module:utils/observablemixin~Observable#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 );

      Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:

      button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
      

      It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a button to multiple commands (also Observables) 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 );

      Type Parameters

      • K extends
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"

      Parameters

      • bindProperty: K

        Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).

      Returns ObservableSingleBindChain<K, ViewDocument[K]>

      The bind chain with the to() and toMany() methods.

      SINGLE_BIND

    • Binds #set observable properties to other objects implementing the module:utils/observablemixin~Observable interface.

      Read more in the {@glink framework/deep-dive/observables#property-bindings dedicated} guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.

      Consider two objects: a button and an associated command (both Observable).

      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 equals command.isEnabled,
      • whenever command.isEnabled changes, button.isEnabled will immediately reflect its value.

      Note: To release the binding, use module:utils/observablemixin~Observable#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 );

      Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:

      button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
      

      It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a button to multiple commands (also Observables) 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 );

      Type Parameters

      • K1 extends
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"
      • K2 extends
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"

      Parameters

      • bindProperty1: K1

        Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).

      • bindProperty2: K2

        Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).

      Returns ObservableDualBindChain<K1, ViewDocument[K1], K2, ViewDocument[K2]>

      The bind chain with the to() and toMany() methods.

      DUAL_BIND

    • Binds #set observable properties to other objects implementing the module:utils/observablemixin~Observable interface.

      Read more in the {@glink framework/deep-dive/observables#property-bindings dedicated} guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.

      Consider two objects: a button and an associated command (both Observable).

      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 equals command.isEnabled,
      • whenever command.isEnabled changes, button.isEnabled will immediately reflect its value.

      Note: To release the binding, use module:utils/observablemixin~Observable#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 );

      Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:

      button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
      

      It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a button to multiple commands (also Observables) 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: (
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"
        )[]

        Observable properties that will be bound to other observable(s).

      Returns ObservableMultiBindChain

      The bind chain with the to() and toMany() methods.

      MANY_BIND

    • 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 {@glink framework/deep-dive/observables#decorating-object-methods 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 module:utils/eventinfo~EventInfo#stop stopped:

      class Foo extends ObservableMixin() {
      constructor() {
      super();
      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 module:utils/priorities~PriorityString 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:
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"

        Name of the method to decorate.

      Returns void

    • Delegates selected events to another module:utils/emittermixin~Emitter. For instance:

      emitterA.delegate( 'eventX' ).to( emitterB );
      emitterA.delegate( 'eventX', 'eventY' ).to( emitterC );

      then eventX is delegated (fired by) emitterB and emitterC along with data:

      emitterA.fire( 'eventX', data );
      

      and eventY is delegated (fired by) emitterC along with data:

      emitterA.fire( 'eventY', data );
      

      Parameters

      • ...events: string[]

        Event names that will be delegated to another emitter.

      Returns EmitterMixinDelegateChain

    • Destroys this instance. Makes sure that all observers are destroyed and listeners removed.

      Returns void

    • Fires an event, executing all callbacks registered for it.

      The first parameter passed to callbacks is an module:utils/eventinfo~EventInfo object, followed by the optional args provided in the fire() method call.

      Type Parameters

      • TEvent extends BaseEvent

        The type describing the event. See module:utils/emittermixin~BaseEvent.

      Parameters

      • eventOrInfo: GetNameOrEventInfo<TEvent>

        The name of the event or EventInfo object if event is delegated.

      • ...args: TEvent["args"]

        Additional arguments to be passed to the callbacks.

      Returns GetEventInfo<TEvent>["return"]

      By default the method returns undefined. However, the return value can be changed by listeners through modification of the module:utils/eventinfo~EventInfo#return evt.return's property (the event info is the first param of every callback).

    • Gets a module:engine/view/document~ViewDocument#roots view root element with the specified name. If the name is not specific "main" root is returned.

      Parameters

      • Optionalname: string

        Name of the root.

      Returns ViewRootEditableElement

      The view root element with the specified name or null when there is no root of given name.

    • 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 module:utils/eventinfo~EventInfo#stop stop the event and set the module:utils/eventinfo~EventInfo#return return value of the #fire method.

      Type Parameters

      • TEvent extends BaseEvent

        The type describing the event. See module:utils/emittermixin~BaseEvent.

      Parameters

      Returns void

      BASE_EMITTER

    • Stops executing the callback on the given event. Shorthand for #stopListening this.stopListening( this, event, callback ).

      Parameters

      • event: string

        The name of the event.

      • callback: Function

        The function to stop being called.

      Returns void

    • Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired.

      Shorthand for #listenTo this.listenTo( this, event, callback, options ) (it makes the emitter listen on itself).

      Type Parameters

      • TEvent extends BaseEvent

        The type descibing the event. See module:utils/emittermixin~BaseEvent.

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Registers a callback function to be executed on the next time the event is fired only. This is similar to calling #on followed by #off in the callback.

      Type Parameters

      • TEvent extends BaseEvent

        The type descibing the event. See module:utils/emittermixin~BaseEvent.

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Allows registering post-fixer callbacks. A post-fixers mechanism allows to update the view tree just before it is rendered to the DOM.

      Post-fixers are executed right after all changes from the outermost change block were applied but before the module:engine/view/view~EditingView#event:render 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 want to apply some fixes whenever the view structure changes. Keep in mind that changes executed in a view post-fixer should not break model-view mapping.

      The types of changes which should be safe:

      • adding or removing attribute from elements,
      • changes inside of module:engine/view/uielement~ViewUIElement UI elements,
      • module:engine/controller/editingcontroller~EditingController#reconvertItem marking some of the model elements to be re-converted.

      Try to avoid changes which touch view structure:

      • you should not add or remove nor wrap or unwrap any view elements,
      • you should not change the editor data model in a view post-fixer.

      As a parameter, a post-fixer callback receives a module:engine/view/downcastwriter~ViewDowncastWriter downcast writer.

      Typically, a post-fixer will look like this:

      editor.editing.view.document.registerPostFixer( writer => {
      if ( checkSomeCondition() ) {
      writer.doSomething();

      // Let other post-fixers know that something changed.
      return true;
      }

      return false;
      } );

      Note that nothing happens right after you register a post-fixer (e.g. execute such a code in the console). That is because adding a post-fixer does not execute it. The post-fixer will be executed as soon as any change in the document needs to cause its rendering. If you want to re-render the editor's view after registering the post-fixer then you should do it manually by calling module:engine/view/view~EditingView#forceRender view.forceRender().

      If you need to register a callback which is executed when DOM elements are already updated, use module:engine/view/view~EditingView#event:render render event.

      Parameters

      Returns void

    • Creates and sets the value of an observable property of this object. Such a property becomes a part of the state and is observable.

      This method throws the observable-set-cannot-override error if the observable instance already has a property with the given property name. This prevents from mistakenly overriding existing properties and methods, but means that foo.set( 'bar', 1 ) may be slightly slower than foo.bar = 1.

      In TypeScript, those properties should be declared in class using declare keyword. In example:

      public declare myProp: number;

      constructor() {
      this.set( 'myProp', 2 );
      }

      Type Parameters

      • K extends
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"

      Parameters

      • name: K

        The property's name.

      • value: ViewDocument[K]

        The property's value.

      Returns void

      KEY_VALUE

    • Creates and sets the value of an observable properties of this object. Such a property becomes a part of the state and is observable.

      It accepts 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 has a property with the given property name. This prevents from mistakenly overriding existing properties and methods, but means that foo.set( 'bar', 1 ) may be slightly slower than foo.bar = 1.

      In TypeScript, those properties should be declared in class using declare keyword. In example:

      public declare myProp1: number;
      public declare myProp2: string;

      constructor() {
      this.set( {
      'myProp1: 2,
      'myProp2: 'foo'
      } );
      }

      Parameters

      • values: object & {
            _callPostFixers?: unknown;
            bind?: unknown;
            decorate?: unknown;
            delegate?: unknown;
            destroy?: unknown;
            fire?: unknown;
            getRoot?: unknown;
            isComposing?: unknown;
            isFocused?: unknown;
            isReadOnly?: unknown;
            isSelecting?: unknown;
            listenTo?: unknown;
            off?: unknown;
            on?: unknown;
            once?: unknown;
            registerPostFixer?: unknown;
            roots?: unknown;
            selection?: unknown;
            set?: unknown;
            stopDelegating?: unknown;
            stopListening?: unknown;
            stylesProcessor?: unknown;
            unbind?: unknown;
        }

        An object with name=>value pairs.

        • Optional_callPostFixers?: unknown
        • Optionalbind?: unknown
        • Optionaldecorate?: unknown
        • Optionaldelegate?: unknown
        • Optionaldestroy?: unknown
        • Optionalfire?: unknown
        • OptionalgetRoot?: unknown
        • Optional ReadonlyisComposing?: unknown

          True if composition is in progress inside the document.

          This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/compositionobserver~CompositionObserver. If the module:engine/view/observer/compositionobserver~CompositionObserver is disabled this property will not change.

        • Optional ReadonlyisFocused?: unknown

          True if document is focused.

          This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/focusobserver~FocusObserver. If the module:engine/view/observer/focusobserver~FocusObserver is disabled this property will not change.

        • Optional ReadonlyisReadOnly?: unknown

          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.

        • Optional ReadonlyisSelecting?: unknown

          true while the user is making a selection in the document (e.g. holding the mouse button and moving the cursor). When they stop selecting, the property goes back to false.

          This property is updated by the module:engine/view/observer/selectionobserver~SelectionObserver.

        • OptionallistenTo?: unknown
        • Optionaloff?: unknown
        • Optionalon?: unknown
        • Optionalonce?: unknown
        • OptionalregisterPostFixer?: unknown
        • Optional Readonlyroots?: unknown

          Roots of the view tree. Collection of the module:engine/view/element~ViewElement view elements.

          View roots are created as a result of binding between module:engine/view/document~ViewDocument#roots and module:engine/model/document~ModelDocument#roots and this is handled by module:engine/controller/editingcontroller~EditingController, so to create view root we need to create model root using module:engine/model/document~ModelDocument#createRoot.

        • Optional Readonlyselection?: unknown

          Selection done on this document.

        • Optionalset?: unknown
        • OptionalstopDelegating?: unknown
        • OptionalstopListening?: unknown
        • Optional ReadonlystylesProcessor?: unknown

          The styles processor instance used by this document when normalizing styles.

        • Optionalunbind?: unknown

      Returns void

      OBJECT

    • 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

      • Optionalevent: string

        The name of the event to stop delegating. If omitted, stops it all delegations.

      • Optionalemitter: Emitter

        (requires event) The object to stop delegating a particular event to. If omitted, stops delegation of event to all emitters.

      Returns void

    • 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

      • Optionalemitter: Emitter

        The object to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all objects.

      • Optionalevent: string

        (Requires the emitter) The name of the event to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all events from emitter.

      • Optionalcallback: Function

        (Requires the event) The function to be removed from the call list for the given event.

      Returns void

      BASE_STOP

    • 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: (
            | "set"
            | "destroy"
            | "isReadOnly"
            | "bind"
            | "unbind"
            | "decorate"
            | "on"
            | "once"
            | "off"
            | "listenTo"
            | "stopListening"
            | "fire"
            | "delegate"
            | "stopDelegating"
            | "isFocused"
            | "selection"
            | "roots"
            | "stylesProcessor"
            | "isSelecting"
            | "isComposing"
            | "getRoot"
            | "registerPostFixer"
            | "_callPostFixers"
        )[]

        Observable properties to be unbound. All the bindings will be released if no properties are provided.

      Returns void