Reads text and HTML context around the caret for keyboard rules, formatting, and inline editing decisions.
Access:
app.getService('cursorInspector')App code:
const cursorInspector = app.getService('cursorInspector');Plugin:
const cursorInspector = this.app.getService('cursorInspector');getTextBefore#
Returns up to length characters of plain text from the editor root start to the caret position.
Parameters:
- length (
any) — length
Returns: string
cursorInspector.getTextBefore(30);getTextAfter#
Returns up to length characters of plain text from the caret to the end of the editor root.
Parameters:
- length (
any) — length
Returns: string
cursorInspector.getTextAfter(30);getHtmlBefore#
Returns the HTML fragment from the start of the containing block to the caret position.
Returns: string
cursorInspector.getHtmlBefore();getHtmlAfter#
Returns the HTML fragment from the caret to the end of the containing block.
Returns: string
cursorInspector.getHtmlAfter();getSpaceAfter#
Detects whether the content immediately after the caret begins with a regular or invisible whitespace character.
Returns: { regularSpace: boolean, invisibleSpace: boolean }
cursorInspector.getSpaceAfter();getSpaceBefore#
Detects whether the content immediately before the caret ends with a regular or invisible whitespace character.
Returns: { regularSpace: boolean, invisibleSpace: boolean }
cursorInspector.getSpaceBefore();getBrOrInlineAfter#
Returns the first br or configured inline element at the start edge of the HTML after the caret, skipping whitespace text nodes.
Returns: HTMLElement|null
cursorInspector.getBrOrInlineAfter();getBrOrInlineBefore#
Returns the last br or configured inline element at the end edge of the HTML before the caret, skipping whitespace text nodes.
Returns: HTMLElement|null
cursorInspector.getBrOrInlineBefore();