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# Comments

Description
Options
- comments
Members
- range
Methods

# Description

This plugin allows setting and managing cell comments by either an option in the context menu or with the use of the API.

To enable the plugin, you'll need to set the comments property of the config object to true:

comments: true

or an object with extra predefined plugin config:

comments: {
  displayDelay: 1000,
  readOnly: true,
  style: {
    width: 300,
    height: 100
  }
}

To add comments at the table initialization, define the comment property in the cell config array as in an example below.

Example

const hot = new Handsontable(document.getElementById('example'), {
  data: getData(),
  comments: true,
  cell: [
    {row: 1, col: 1, comment: {value: 'Foo'}},
    {row: 2, col: 2, comment: {value: 'Bar'}}
  ]
});

// Access to the Comments plugin instance:
const commentsPlugin = hot.getPlugin('comments');

// Manage comments programmatically:
commentsPlugin.setCommentAtCell(1, 6, 'Comment contents');
commentsPlugin.showAtCell(1, 6);
commentsPlugin.removeCommentAtCell(1, 6);

// You can also set range once and use proper methods:
commentsPlugin.setRange({from: {row: 1, col: 6}});
commentsPlugin.setComment('Comment contents');
commentsPlugin.show();
commentsPlugin.removeComment();

# Options

# comments

Source code

comments.comments : boolean | Array<object>

The comments option configures the Comments plugin.

You can set the comments option to one of the following:

Setting	Description
`true`	- Enable the `Comments` plugin - Add comment menu items to the context menu
`false`	Disable the `Comments` plugin
An object	- Enable the `Comments` plugin - Add comment menu items to the context menu - Configure comment settings

If you set the comments option to an object, you can configure the following comment options:

Option	Possible settings	Description
`displayDelay`	A number (default: `250`)	Display comments after a delay (in milliseconds)
`readOnly`	`true` \| `false` (default)	`true`: Make comments read-only
`style`	An object	Set comment boxes' `width` and `height` (in pixels)

Comments →
Context menu →
width
height
readOnly
commentedCellClassName

Default: false Example

// enable the `Comments` plugin
comments: true,

// enable the `Comments` plugin
// and configure its settings
comments: {
  // display all comments with a 1-second delay
  displayDelay: 1000,
  // make all comments read-only
  readOnly: true,
  // set the default size of all comment boxes
  style: {
    width: 300,
    height: 100
  }
}

# Members

# range

Source code

comments.range : object

Current cell range, an object with from property, with row and col properties (e.q. {from: {row: 1, col: 6}}).

# Methods

# clearRange

Source code

comments.clearRange()

Clears the currently selected cell.

# destroy

Source code

comments.destroy()

Destroys the plugin instance.

# disablePlugin

Source code

comments.disablePlugin()

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

# enablePlugin

Source code

comments.enablePlugin()

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

# getComment

Source code

comments.getComment() ⇒ string | undefined

Gets comment from a cell according to previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Returns: string | undefined - Returns a content of the comment.

# getCommentAtCell

Source code

comments.getCommentAtCell(row, column) ⇒ string | undefined

Gets comment from a cell at the provided coordinates.

Param	Type	Description
row	`number`	Visual row index.
column	`number`	Visual column index.

Returns: string | undefined - Returns a content of the comment.

# getCommentMeta

Source code

comments.getCommentMeta(row, column, property) ⇒ Mixed

Gets the comment related meta information.

Param	Type	Description
row	`number`	Visual row index.
column	`number`	Visual column index.
property	`string`	Cell meta property.

# hide

Source code

comments.hide()

Hides the comment editor.

# isEnabled

Source code

comments.isEnabled() ⇒ boolean

Checks if the plugin is enabled in the handsontable settings. This method is executed in Hooks#beforeInit hook and if it returns true than the Comments#enablePlugin method is called.

# refreshEditor

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comments.refreshEditor([force])

Refreshes comment editor position and styling.

Param	Type	Default	Description
[force]	`boolean`	`false`	`optional` If `true` then recalculation will be forced.

# removeComment

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comments.removeComment([forceRender])

Removes a comment from a cell according to previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Param	Type	Default	Description
[forceRender]	`boolean`	`true`	`optional` If set to `true`, the table will be re-rendered at the end of the operation.

# removeCommentAtCell

Source code

comments.removeCommentAtCell(row, column, [forceRender])

Removes a comment from a specified cell.

Param	Type	Default	Description
row	`number`		Visual row index.
column	`number`		Visual column index.
[forceRender]	`boolean`	`true`	`optional` If `true`, the table will be re-rendered at the end of the operation.

# setComment

Source code

comments.setComment(value)

Sets a comment for a cell according to the previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Param	Type	Description
value	`string`	Comment contents.

# setCommentAtCell

Source code

comments.setCommentAtCell(row, column, value)

Sets a comment for a specified cell.

Param	Type	Description
row	`number`	Visual row index.
column	`number`	Visual column index.
value	`string`	Comment contents.

# setRange

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comments.setRange(range)

Sets the current cell range to be able to use general methods like Comments#setComment, Comments#removeComment, Comments#show.

Param	Type	Description
range	`object`	Object with `from` property, each with `row` and `col` properties.

# show

Source code

comments.show() ⇒ boolean

Shows the comment editor accordingly to the previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Returns: boolean - Returns true if comment editor was shown.

# showAtCell

Source code

comments.showAtCell(row, column) ⇒ boolean

Shows comment editor according to cell coordinates.

Param	Type	Description
row	`number`	Visual row index.
column	`number`	Visual column index.

Returns: boolean - Returns true if comment editor was shown.

# updateCommentMeta

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comments.updateCommentMeta(row, column, metaObject)

Sets or update the comment-related cell meta.

Param	Type	Description
row	`number`	Visual row index.
column	`number`	Visual column index.
metaObject	`object`	Object defining all the comment-related meta information.

# updatePlugin

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comments.updatePlugin()

Updates the plugin's state.

This method is executed when updateSettings() is invoked with any of the following configuration options:

comments

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