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Button

add #

Arguments
name String
button Object

Adds a button to the toolbar or to the control bar.


this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', button);
this.app.extrabar.add('mybutton', button);
this.app.control.add('mybutton', button);
this.app.context.add('mybutton', button);
this.app.addbar.add('mybutton', button);

The button object can contain the parameters described below.

All the examples show the method of adding a button to the toolbar. The button object can have the same parameters to add to the control bar, context bar or addbar.

position #

The position of the button in the toolbar or control bar.


this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle',
    position: 'first'
});

Add a button to the beginning of the toolbar.

position: 'first'

Add a new button after the specified button.

position: { after: 'buttonname' }

Add a new button before the specified button.

position: { before: 'buttonname' }

blocks #

Adds a button only for specific blocks.


this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle',
    blocks: {
        all: 'editable'
    }
});
  • all
    • for all block, by default
  • editable
    • for editable blocks only
  • noneditable
    • for non editable blocks only
  • first-level
    • for first-level blocks only
  • types
    • for specified blocks only

this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle',
    blocks: {
        types: ['paragraph', 'heading']
    }
});

except #

Adds a button to blocks except specified in the array.


this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle',
    blocks: {
        all: 'editable',
        except: ['list']
    }
});

title #

The text that will be displayed on the icon. You can use html.


this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle'
});

icon #

Icon button in HTML or SVG format.

this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
    title: 'My Button',
    icon: '<svg...>',
    command: 'myplugin.toggle'
});

observer #

A method that will check whether a button is displayed. If the button does not need to be shown on a specific condition when clicking on a block, then the method should return false, in other cases it is necessary to return the button object.

Redactor.add('plugin', 'myplugin', {
    start() {
        this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
            title: 'My Button',
            icon: '<svg...>',
            command: 'myplugin.toggle',
            observer: 'myplugin.observe'
        });
    },
    observe(obj, name) {
        if (somethings) {
            return false;
        }

        return obj;
    },
    toggle(params, button) {
        // do something
    }
});

command #

Calls the specified method when the button is clicked.


Redactor.add('plugin', 'myplugin', {
    start:() {
        this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
            title: 'My Button',
            icon: '<svg...>',
            command: 'myplugin.toggle'
        });
    },
    toggle(params, button, name, e) {
        // do something
    }
});

The command passes the object with following values:

  • params — button parameters
  • button — button instance
  • name — name of the button
  • e — button click event object

params #

It is specified as an object and is passed as an argument when the button command is called.


Redactor.add('plugin', 'myplugin', {
    start() {
        this.app.toolbar.add('mybutton', {
            title: 'My Button',
            icon: '<svg...>',
            command: 'myplugin.toggle',
            params: {
                arg1: value1,
                arg2: value2
            }
        });
    },
    toggle(params, button, name, e) {
        // get params
        console.log(params.arg1, params.arg2);
    }
});