Editor Events


 There are several internal events sent from the nicEdit core that can be used in plugins and on your own javascript when doing advanced integration of the editor into your web sites.

 

blur Sent when an editor instance loses focus
focus

Send when an editor gains focus (IE someone clicks inside it)
key

When the user presses a shortcut key (Such as control-b)
add Fired when a new instance is added
panel Fired when the toolbar is initialized for new instances (This is the preferred event if you want to add a function when NicEdit instances are created)

 

To attach functions to internal NicEdit events use the addEvent method on the nicInstance object

 

[some nicedit instance].addEvent([event name], [callback function]);

 

A common use of events is also to tell when the editor has finished loading

 

  1. bkLib.onDomLoaded(function(){
  2.   var myEditor = new nicEditor({fullPanel : true }).panelInstance('myArea2');
  3.   myEditor.addEvent('add', function() {
  4.     alert( myEditor.instanceById('myArea2').getContent() );
  5.   });
  6. });

 

Another example of using events to tell when an editor is blurred

  1. <script>
  2. bkLib.onDomLoaded(function(){
  3.   var myInstance = new nicEditor().panelInstance('myArea2');
  4.   myInstance.addEvent('blur', function() {
  5.     // Your code here that is called whenever the user blurs (stops editing) the nicedit instance
  6.   });
  7. });
  8. </script>