BaseEditor

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• Members
  • BaseEditor
  • _closeCallback
  • cellProperties
  • col
  • hot
  • instance
  • originalValue
  • prop
  • row
  • state
  • TD
• Methods
  • beginEditing
  • cancelChanges
  • close
  • discardEditor
  • enableFullEditMode
  • extend
  • finishEditing
  • getEditedCell
  • getEditedCellRect
  • getEditedCellsLayerClass
  • getValue
  • init
  • isInFullEditMode
  • isOpened
  • isWaiting
  • open
  • prepare
  • saveValue
  • setValue

Members

BaseEditor

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baseEditor.BaseEditor

_closeCallback

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baseEditor._closeCallback : function

Callback to call after closing editor.

cellProperties

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baseEditor.cellProperties : object

Object containing the cell's properties.

col

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baseEditor.col : number

Visual column index.

hot

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baseEditor.hot : Handsontable

A reference to the source instance of the Handsontable.

instance

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baseEditor.instance : Handsontable

Deprecated

A reference to the source instance of the Handsontable.

originalValue

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baseEditor.originalValue : *

Original cell's value.

prop

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baseEditor.prop : number | string

Column property name or a column index, if datasource is an array of arrays.

row

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baseEditor.row : number

Visual row index.

state

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baseEditor.state : string

Editor's state.

TD

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baseEditor.TD : HTMLTableCellElement

Currently rendered cell's TD element.

Methods

beginEditing

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baseEditor.beginEditing(newInitialValue, event)

Begins editing on a highlighted cell and hides fillHandle corner if was present.

Param	Type	Description
newInitialValue	*	The initial editor value.
event	Event	The keyboard event object.

cancelChanges

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baseEditor.cancelChanges()

Finishes editing without singout saving value.

close

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baseEditor.close()

Required method to close editor.

discardEditor

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baseEditor.discardEditor(result)

Verifies result of validation or closes editor if user's cancelled changes.

Param	Type	Description
result	boolean undefined	If false and the cell using allowInvalid option, then an editor won't be closed until validation is passed.

enableFullEditMode

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baseEditor.enableFullEditMode()

Switch editor into full edit mode. In this state navigation keys don't close editor. This mode is activated automatically after hit ENTER or F2 key on the cell or while editing cell press F2 key.

extend

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baseEditor.extend() ⇒ function

Fallback method to provide extendable editors in ES5.

finishEditing

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baseEditor.finishEditing(restoreOriginalValue, ctrlDown, callback)

Finishes editing and start saving or restoring process for editing cell or last selected range.

Param	Type	Description
restoreOriginalValue	boolean	If true, then closes editor without saving value from the editor into a cell.
ctrlDown	boolean	If true, then saveValue will save editor's value to each cell in the last selected range.
callback	function	The callback function, fired after editor closing.

getEditedCell

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baseEditor.getEditedCell() ⇒ HTMLTableCellElement | null

Gets HTMLTableCellElement of the edited cell if exist.

getEditedCellRect

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baseEditor.getEditedCellRect() ⇒ Object | undefined

Gets the object that provides information about the edited cell size and its position relative to the table viewport.

The rectangle has six integer properties:

• top The top position relative to the table viewport
• start The left (or right in RTL) position relative to the table viewport
• width The cell's current width;
• maxWidth The maximum cell's width after which the editor goes out of the table viewport
• height The cell's current height;
• maxHeight The maximum cell's height after which the editor goes out of the table viewport

getEditedCellsLayerClass

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baseEditor.getEditedCellsLayerClass() ⇒ string

Gets className of the edited cell if exist.

getValue

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baseEditor.getValue()

Required method to get current value from editable element.

init

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baseEditor.init()

Initializes an editor's intance.

isInFullEditMode

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baseEditor.isInFullEditMode() ⇒ boolean

Checks if editor is in full edit mode.

isOpened

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baseEditor.isOpened() ⇒ boolean

Returns information whether the editor is open.

isWaiting

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baseEditor.isWaiting() ⇒ boolean

Returns information whether the editor is waiting, eg.: for async validation.

open

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baseEditor.open()

Required method to open editor.

prepare

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baseEditor.prepare(row, col, prop, td, value, cellProperties)

Prepares editor's meta data.

Param	Type	Description
row	number	The visual row index.
col	number	The visual column index.
prop	number string	The column property (passed when datasource is an array of objects).
td	HTMLTableCellElement	The rendered cell element.
value	*	The rendered value.
cellProperties	object	The cell meta object ({@see Core#getCellMeta}).

saveValue

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baseEditor.saveValue(value, ctrlDown)

Saves value from editor into data storage.

Param	Type	Description
value	*	The editor value.
ctrlDown	boolean	If true, applies value to each cell in the last selected range.

setValue

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baseEditor.setValue()

Required method to set new value into editable element.