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Plain Text / Code Editor

The aceeditor element is great for editing HTML, CSS, JSON, or any other type of code in your app. This is the same element that is used by throughout the BetterForms interface.

Key
Value(s)
Type
Description

type

aceeditor

string

lang

string

code language options: html, javascript, markdown, plain_text, css, json

model

string, object or array

the field or JSON node of the model used for the source

getAsJSON

optional

boolean

if true, the model is stringified for editing. This allows you to edit the JSON directly in the MODEL (vs it being stored as a string (all other languages)

height

optional

string

default of 700px else element height can be specified 300px, 70% are valid values.

theme

optional

string

The theme used in the editor

readOnly

optional

boolean

If true, the editor content cannot be edited.

foldDepth

optional

number

Applies code folding when the editor first loads.

gutterclick

optional

function

Callback fired when the gutter is clicked and the current line can be parsed as a JSON key/value pair.

Notes:

  • Supported languages in the component include html, javascript, markdown, plain_text, css, and json.

  • Built-in themes loaded by BetterForms include chrome, solarized_light, and dracula.

  • When getAsJSON is true, the editor reads and writes the model as parsed JSON rather than a plain string.

Example

// Sample JSON editor ( will put stringified json text into the model field )
{
  "getAsJSON": false,
  "height": "500px",
  "label": "EDIT Some JSON",
  "lang": "json",
  "model": "sourceCode",
  "styleClasses": "col-md-12",
  "type": "aceeditor"
}

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