RichTextEditor exposes the following methods.
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| execCommand(cmd,value) | Executes a command on the current selection, or the given range. |
| attachEvent(name,handler) | Registers an event handler.You can interact with it once the editor is loaded and running. |
| detachEvent(name,handler) | Removes an EventHandler from an event. |
| getHTMLCode() | This method is used for retrieving the content of RichTextEditor as HTML. |
| setHTMLCode(html) | This method is used for setting the content of RichTextEditor. |
| getReadOnly() | Returns a value indicating whether the editor's state is read-only on the client-side. |
| setReadOnly(bReadOnly) | Allows you to enable/disable read-only mode. |
| isCommandEnabled(cmd) | Gets whether the specified command is enabled. |
| isCommandActive(cmd) | Checks whether this command can currently be performed. |
| focus() | Attempt to set the focus of the editor content window. |
| setContentCssText(text) | This method is used for setting inline CSS text that will be used by the editable area. |
| insertRootParagraph(tagname) | This method is used for inserting a new paragraph at the bottom of editor. |
| insertByTagName(tagName) | Inserts an element by tag name. |
| surroundByTagName(tagName) | Get the content of selection and place it into an element. Then insert this new element. |
| insertElement(element) | Inserts an element. This element must be created by editor.document. |
| surroundElement(element) | Creates an element using editor.document. Places the content of selection into the element. Then insert this new element. |
| insertText(text) | This method is used for inserting the specified plain text into editor document. |
| insertHTML(text) | This method is used for inserting the specified HTML into a range within an editor document. If anything is selected, the selection is replaced with the new HTML and text. |
| selectControl(element) | Selects a control. |
| selectDoc(bStart) | Selects the document. The bStart is a boolean value: true moves the selection to its start, false to its end. If omitted, it defaults to false. |
| collapse(bStart) | Collapses the current selection to a single point. The bStart is a boolean value: true collapses the Range to its start, false to its end. If omitted, it defaults to false. |
| delete() | Deletes a selection. |
| commitBookmark() | Creates a bookmark for undo record. |
| clearHistory() | Clears all undo/redo records. |
| notifySelectionChange() | Notifies the editor about any content change. |
| htmlEncode(text) | Converts a string into an HTML-encoded string. |
| htmlDecode(html) | Converts a string that has been HTML-encoded for HTTP transmission into a decoded string. |
| getSelection() | Returns the editor.selection object. |
| getDocument() | Returns the editor.document object. |
| getEditable() | Returns the root element of the editable area. |
| getPlainText() | Returns the editor.document.body.innerText object. |
| getSelectedControl() | Returns the selected control object. |
| getSelectionElement() | Returns the selected element object. |
| getSelectedText() | Returns the selected plain text. |
| createToolbarButton(cmd) | Creating a button in toolbar with default styles. For details, please refer to plugin example. |
| createToolbarDropDown(cmd) | Creating a dropDown in toolbar with default styles. For details, please refer to plugin example. |
| createDialog(title,className) | Creating a dialog with default styles. For details, please refer to plugin example. |
| closeCurrentPopup() | Attempt to close all popups/dropdowns/menus/dialogs. |
| setImageForCommand(element,cmdname) | Adds an image (svg or png) for cmdname to the element. |