rich:editor - how to access ckeditor object instance?

[sanyika]

Hi,

just a simple thing:

I am trying to access the ckeditor by calling a JS function like this:

<rich:editor ondirty="setup(this);"  ..../>

Here is the JS Script:

function setup(riched){  
    var ckeditor;
    try {
        ckeditor = riched.getEditor();       
    }
    catch(Exception ) {
        alert(Exception)
    }
}

I get the following exception : "TypeError: riched.getEditor is not a function"

Could you tell me please why the getEditor() function does not work? Has the JavaScript API changed? What should I do?

Thanks for any help.

[bleathem]

What version or RichFaces are you using?

[sanyika]

Hi,

I am using 4.2.2 Final

[bleathem]

In RichFaces 4, use the RichFaces.$ javascript function to get the RichFaces component javascript object from a DOM element or a it's id.

So your sample code would look like this:

function setup(riched){   
    var ckeditor = RichFaces.component(riched.parentNode).getEditor();
    ...
}

[sanyika]

Hi Brian,

thank you for your answer, unfortunately I get now the following exception:

TypeError: RichFaces.component is not a function

Thank you for your help.

[sanyika]

Hi Brian,

thank you for your answer, unfortunately I get now the following exception:

TypeError: RichFaces.component is not a function

Thank you for your help.

[bleathem]

Is the richfaces.js resource present on your page?

[lfryc]

In RichFaces <= 4.3 you need to use RichFaces.$ function

e.g.:

RichFaces.$(editorClientId).getEditor() or

or simply

#{rich:component('editorId')}.getEditor()