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Class: ElementNode

lexical.ElementNode

Hierarchy

Constructors

constructor

new ElementNode(key?): ElementNode

Parameters

NameType
key?string

Returns

ElementNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.constructor

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:325

Properties

constructor

constructor: KlassConstructor<typeof ElementNode>

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:305


importDOM

Static Optional importDOM: () => null | DOMConversionMap<any>

Type declaration

▸ (): null | DOMConversionMap<any>

Returns

null | DOMConversionMap<any>

Inherited from

LexicalNode.importDOM

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:292

Methods

afterCloneFrom

afterCloneFrom(prevNode): void

Perform any state updates on the clone of prevNode that are not already handled by the constructor call in the static clone method. If you have state to update in your clone that is not handled directly by the constructor, it is advisable to override this method but it is required to include a call to super.afterCloneFrom(prevNode) in your implementation. This is only intended to be called by $cloneWithProperties function or via a super call.

Parameters

NameType
prevNodethis

Returns

void

Example

class ClassesTextNode extends TextNode {
// Not shown: static getType, static importJSON, exportJSON, createDOM, updateDOM
__classes = new Set<string>();
static clone(node: ClassesTextNode): ClassesTextNode {
// The inherited TextNode constructor is used here, so
// classes is not set by this method.
return new ClassesTextNode(node.__text, node.__key);
}
afterCloneFrom(node: this): void {
// This calls TextNode.afterCloneFrom and LexicalNode.afterCloneFrom
// for necessary state updates
super.afterCloneFrom(node);
this.__addClasses(node.__classes);
}
// This method is a private implementation detail, it is not
// suitable for the public API because it does not call getWritable
__addClasses(classNames: Iterable<string>): this {
for (const className of classNames) {
this.__classes.add(className);
}
return this;
}
addClass(...classNames: string[]): this {
return this.getWritable().__addClasses(classNames);
}
removeClass(...classNames: string[]): this {
const node = this.getWritable();
for (const className of classNames) {
this.__classes.delete(className);
}
return this;
}
getClasses(): Set<string> {
return this.getLatest().__classes;
}
}

Inherited from

LexicalNode.afterCloneFrom

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:338


append

append(...nodesToAppend): this

Parameters

NameType
...nodesToAppendLexicalNode[]

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:640


canBeEmpty

canBeEmpty(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:901


canIndent

canIndent(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:879


canInsertTextAfter

canInsertTextAfter(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:907


canInsertTextBefore

canInsertTextBefore(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:904


canMergeWhenEmpty

canMergeWhenEmpty(): boolean

Determines whether this node, when empty, can merge with a first block of nodes being inserted.

This method is specifically called in RangeSelection.insertNodes to determine merging behavior during nodes insertion.

Returns

boolean

Example

// In a ListItemNode or QuoteNode implementation:
canMergeWhenEmpty(): true {
return true;
}

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:945


clear

clear(): this

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:634


collapseAtStart

collapseAtStart(selection): boolean

Parameters

NameType
selectionRangeSelection

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:887


createDOM

createDOM(_config, _editor): HTMLElement

Called during the reconciliation process to determine which nodes to insert into the DOM for this Lexical Node.

This method must return exactly one HTMLElement. Nested elements are not supported.

Do not attempt to update the Lexical EditorState during this phase of the update lifecyle.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
_configEditorConfigallows access to things like the EditorTheme (to apply classes) during reconciliation.
_editorLexicalEditorallows access to the editor for context during reconciliation.

Returns

HTMLElement

Inherited from

LexicalNode.createDOM

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:842


createParentElementNode

createParentElementNode(): ElementNode

The creation logic for any required parent. Should be implemented if isParentRequired returns true.

Returns

ElementNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.createParentElementNode

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1159


excludeFromCopy

excludeFromCopy(destination?): boolean

Parameters

NameType
destination?"clone" | "html"

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:890


exportDOM

exportDOM(editor): DOMExportOutput

Controls how the this node is serialized to HTML. This is important for copy and paste between Lexical and non-Lexical editors, or Lexical editors with different namespaces, in which case the primary transfer format is HTML. It's also important if you're serializing to HTML for any other reason via $generateHtmlFromNodes. You could also use this method to build your own HTML renderer.

Parameters

NameType
editorLexicalEditor

Returns

DOMExportOutput

Inherited from

LexicalNode.exportDOM

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:821


exportJSON

exportJSON(): SerializedElementNode<SerializedLexicalNode>

Controls how the this node is serialized to JSON. This is important for copy and paste between Lexical editors sharing the same namespace. It's also important if you're serializing to JSON for persistent storage somewhere. See Serialization & Deserialization.

Returns

SerializedElementNode<SerializedLexicalNode>

Inherited from

LexicalNode.exportJSON

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:840


extractWithChild

extractWithChild(child, selection, destination): boolean

Parameters

NameType
childLexicalNode
selectionnull | BaseSelection
destination"clone" | "html"

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:924


getAllTextNodes

getAllTextNodes(): TextNode[]

Returns

TextNode[]

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:402


getChildAtIndex

getChildAtIndex<T>(index): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Parameters

NameType
indexnumber

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:483


getChildren

getChildren<T>(): T[]

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

T[]

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:367


getChildrenKeys

getChildrenKeys(): string[]

Returns

string[]

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:376


getChildrenSize

getChildrenSize(): number

Returns

number

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:385


getCommonAncestor

getCommonAncestor<T>(node): null | T

Returns the closest common ancestor of this node and the provided one or null if one cannot be found.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends ElementNode = ElementNode

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
nodeLexicalNodethe other node to find the common ancestor of.

Returns

null | T

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getCommonAncestor

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:580


getDescendantByIndex

getDescendantByIndex<T>(index): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Parameters

NameType
indexnumber

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:439


getDirection

getDirection(): null | "ltr" | "rtl"

Returns

null | "ltr" | "rtl"

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:544


getFirstChild

getFirstChild<T>(): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:459


getFirstChildOrThrow

getFirstChildOrThrow<T>(): T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:464


getFirstDescendant

getFirstDescendant<T>(): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:417


getFormat

getFormat(): number

Returns

number

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:351


getFormatFlags

getFormatFlags(type, alignWithFormat): number

Returns the format flags applied to the node as a 32-bit integer.

Parameters

NameType
typeTextFormatType
alignWithFormatnull | number

Returns

number

a number representing the TextFormatTypes applied to the node.

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:568


getFormatType

getFormatType(): ElementFormatType

Returns

ElementFormatType

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:355


getIndent

getIndent(): number

Returns

number

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:363


getIndexWithinParent

getIndexWithinParent(): number

Returns the zero-based index of this node within the parent.

Returns

number

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getIndexWithinParent

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:408


getKey

getKey(): string

Returns this nodes key.

Returns

string

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getKey

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:400


getLastChild

getLastChild<T>(): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:471


getLastChildOrThrow

getLastChildOrThrow<T>(): T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:476


getLastDescendant

getLastDescendant<T>(): null | T

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:428


getLatest

getLatest(): this

Returns the latest version of the node from the active EditorState. This is used to avoid getting values from stale node references.

Returns

this

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getLatest

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:766


getNextSibling

getNextSibling<T>(): null | T

Returns the "next" siblings - that is, the node that comes after this one in the same parent

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getNextSibling

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:553


getNextSiblings

getNextSiblings<T>(): T[]

Returns all "next" siblings - that is, the nodes that come between this one and the last child of it's parent, inclusive.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

T[]

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getNextSiblings

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:564


getNodesBetween

getNodesBetween(targetNode): LexicalNode[]

Returns a list of nodes that are between this node and the target node in the EditorState.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
targetNodeLexicalNodethe node that marks the other end of the range of nodes to be returned.

Returns

LexicalNode[]

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getNodesBetween

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:685


getParent

getParent<T>(): null | T

Returns the parent of this node, or null if none is found.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends ElementNode

Returns

null | T

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getParent

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:428


getParentKeys

getParentKeys(): string[]

Returns a list of the keys of every ancestor of this node, all the way up to the RootNode.

Returns

string[]

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getParentKeys

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:505


getParentOrThrow

getParentOrThrow<T>(): T

Returns the parent of this node, or throws if none is found.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends ElementNode

Returns

T

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getParentOrThrow

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:439


getParents

getParents(): ElementNode[]

Returns a list of the every ancestor of this node, all the way up to the RootNode.

Returns

ElementNode[]

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getParents

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:490


getPreviousSibling

getPreviousSibling<T>(): null | T

Returns the "previous" siblings - that is, the node that comes before this one in the same parent.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

null | T

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getPreviousSibling

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:520


getPreviousSiblings

getPreviousSiblings<T>(): T[]

Returns the "previous" siblings - that is, the nodes that come between this one and the first child of it's parent, inclusive.

Type parameters

NameType
Textends LexicalNode

Returns

T[]

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getPreviousSiblings

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:531


getStyle

getStyle(): string

Returns

string

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:359


getTextContent

getTextContent(): string

Returns the text content of the node. Override this for custom nodes that should have a representation in plain text format (for copy + paste, for example)

Returns

string

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getTextContent

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:510


getTextContentSize

getTextContentSize(): number

Returns the length of the string produced by calling getTextContent on this node.

Returns

number

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getTextContentSize

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:527


getTextFormat

getTextFormat(): number

Returns

number

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:548


getTextStyle

getTextStyle(): string

Returns

string

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:574


getTopLevelElement

getTopLevelElement(): null | ElementNode

Returns the highest (in the EditorState tree) non-root ancestor of this node, or null if none is found. See $isRootOrShadowRoot for more information on which Elements comprise "roots".

Returns

null | ElementNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getTopLevelElement

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:79


getTopLevelElementOrThrow

getTopLevelElementOrThrow(): ElementNode

Returns the highest (in the EditorState tree) non-root ancestor of this node, or throws if none is found. See $isRootOrShadowRoot for more information on which Elements comprise "roots".

Returns

ElementNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getTopLevelElementOrThrow

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:80


getType

getType(): string

Returns the string type of this node.

Returns

string

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getType

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:313


getWritable

getWritable(): this

Returns a mutable version of the node using $cloneWithProperties if necessary. Will throw an error if called outside of a Lexical Editor LexicalEditor.update callback.

Returns

this

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getWritable

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:783


hasFormat

hasFormat(type): boolean

Parameters

NameType
typeElementFormatType

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:552


hasTextFormat

hasTextFormat(type): boolean

Parameters

NameType
typeTextFormatType

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:559


insertAfter

insertAfter(nodeToInsert, restoreSelection?): LexicalNode

Inserts a node after this LexicalNode (as the next sibling).

Parameters

NameTypeDefault valueDescription
nodeToInsertLexicalNodeundefinedThe node to insert after this one.
restoreSelectionbooleantrueWhether or not to attempt to resolve the selection to the appropriate place after the operation is complete.

Returns

LexicalNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.insertAfter

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1044


insertBefore

insertBefore(nodeToInsert, restoreSelection?): LexicalNode

Inserts a node before this LexicalNode (as the previous sibling).

Parameters

NameTypeDefault valueDescription
nodeToInsertLexicalNodeundefinedThe node to insert before this one.
restoreSelectionbooleantrueWhether or not to attempt to resolve the selection to the appropriate place after the operation is complete.

Returns

LexicalNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.insertBefore

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1111


insertNewAfter

insertNewAfter(selection, restoreSelection?): null | LexicalNode

Parameters

NameType
selectionRangeSelection
restoreSelection?boolean

Returns

null | LexicalNode

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:873


is

is(object): boolean

Returns true if the provided node is the exact same one as this node, from Lexical's perspective. Always use this instead of referential equality.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
objectundefined | null | LexicalNodethe node to perform the equality comparison on.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.is

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:612


isAttached

isAttached(): boolean

Returns true if there is a path between this node and the RootNode, false otherwise. This is a way of determining if the node is "attached" EditorState. Unattached nodes won't be reconciled and will ultimatelt be cleaned up by the Lexical GC.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isAttached

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:330


isBefore

isBefore(targetNode): boolean

Returns true if this node logical precedes the target node in the editor state.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
targetNodeLexicalNodethe node we're testing to see if it's after this one.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isBefore

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:624


isDirty

isDirty(): boolean

Returns true if this node has been marked dirty during this update cycle.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isDirty

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:392


isEmpty

isEmpty(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:389


isInline

isInline(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isInline

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:910


isLastChild

isLastChild(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:397


isParentOf

isParentOf(targetNode): boolean

Returns true if this node is the parent of the target node, false otherwise.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
targetNodeLexicalNodethe would-be child node.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isParentOf

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:663


isParentRequired

isParentRequired(): boolean

Whether or not this node has a required parent. Used during copy + paste operations to normalize nodes that would otherwise be orphaned. For example, ListItemNodes without a ListNode parent or TextNodes with a ParagraphNode parent.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isParentRequired

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1151


isSelected

isSelected(selection?): boolean

Returns true if this node is contained within the provided Selection., false otherwise. Relies on the algorithms implemented in BaseSelection.getNodes to determine what's included.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
selection?null | BaseSelectionThe selection that we want to determine if the node is in.

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.isSelected

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:354


isShadowRoot

isShadowRoot(): boolean

Returns

boolean

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:917


markDirty

markDirty(): void

Marks a node dirty, triggering transforms and forcing it to be reconciled during the update cycle.

Returns

void

Inherited from

LexicalNode.markDirty

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1220


remove

remove(preserveEmptyParent?): void

Removes this LexicalNode from the EditorState. If the node isn't re-inserted somewhere, the Lexical garbage collector will eventually clean it up.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
preserveEmptyParent?booleanIf falsy, the node's parent will be removed if it's empty after the removal operation. This is the default behavior, subject to other node heuristics such as ElementNode#canBeEmpty

Returns

void

Inherited from

LexicalNode.remove

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:963


replace

replace<N>(replaceWith, includeChildren?): N

Replaces this LexicalNode with the provided node, optionally transferring the children of the replaced node to the replacing node.

Type parameters

NameType
Nextends LexicalNode

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
replaceWithNThe node to replace this one with.
includeChildren?booleanWhether or not to transfer the children of this node to the replacing node.

Returns

N

Inherited from

LexicalNode.replace

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:974


select

select(_anchorOffset?, _focusOffset?): RangeSelection

Parameters

NameType
_anchorOffset?number
_focusOffset?number

Returns

RangeSelection

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:581


selectEnd

selectEnd(): RangeSelection

Returns

RangeSelection

Inherited from

LexicalNode.selectEnd

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:630


selectNext

selectNext(anchorOffset?, focusOffset?): RangeSelection

Moves selection to the next sibling of this node, at the specified offsets.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
anchorOffset?numberThe anchor offset for selection.
focusOffset?numberThe focus offset for selection

Returns

RangeSelection

Inherited from

LexicalNode.selectNext

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1199


selectPrevious

selectPrevious(anchorOffset?, focusOffset?): RangeSelection

Moves selection to the previous sibling of this node, at the specified offsets.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
anchorOffset?numberThe anchor offset for selection.
focusOffset?numberThe focus offset for selection

Returns

RangeSelection

Inherited from

LexicalNode.selectPrevious

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:1177


selectStart

selectStart(): RangeSelection

Returns

RangeSelection

Inherited from

LexicalNode.selectStart

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:626


setDirection

setDirection(direction): this

Parameters

NameType
directionnull | "ltr" | "rtl"

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:643


setFormat

setFormat(type): this

Parameters

NameType
typeElementFormatType

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:648


setIndent

setIndent(indentLevel): this

Parameters

NameType
indentLevelnumber

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:668


setStyle

setStyle(style): this

Parameters

NameType
stylestring

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:653


setTextFormat

setTextFormat(type): this

Parameters

NameType
typenumber

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:658


setTextStyle

setTextStyle(style): this

Parameters

NameType
stylestring

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:663


splice

splice(start, deleteCount, nodesToInsert): this

Parameters

NameType
startnumber
deleteCountnumber
nodesToInsertLexicalNode[]

Returns

this

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:673


updateDOM

updateDOM(_prevNode, _dom, _config): boolean

Called when a node changes and should update the DOM in whatever way is necessary to make it align with any changes that might have happened during the update.

Returning "true" here will cause lexical to unmount and recreate the DOM node (by calling createDOM). You would need to do this if the element tag changes, for instance.

Parameters

NameType
_prevNodeunknown
_domHTMLElement
_configEditorConfig

Returns

boolean

Inherited from

LexicalNode.updateDOM

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:856


updateFromJSON

updateFromJSON(serializedNode): this

Update this LexicalNode instance from serialized JSON. It's recommended to implement as much logic as possible in this method instead of the static importJSON method, so that the functionality can be inherited in subclasses.

The LexicalUpdateJSON utility type should be used to ignore any type, version, or children properties in the JSON so that the extended JSON from subclasses are acceptable parameters for the super call.

If overridden, this method must call super.

Parameters

NameType
serializedNodeLexicalUpdateJSON<SerializedElementNode<SerializedLexicalNode>>

Returns

this

Example

class MyTextNode extends TextNode {
// ...
static importJSON(serializedNode: SerializedMyTextNode): MyTextNode {
return $createMyTextNode()
.updateFromJSON(serializedNode);
}
updateFromJSON(
serializedNode: LexicalUpdateJSON<SerializedMyTextNode>,
): this {
return super.updateFromJSON(serializedNode)
.setMyProperty(serializedNode.myProperty);
}
}

Inherited from

LexicalNode.updateFromJSON

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/nodes/LexicalElementNode.ts:861


clone

clone(_data): LexicalNode

Clones this node, creating a new node with a different key and adding it to the EditorState (but not attaching it anywhere!). All nodes must implement this method.

Parameters

NameType
_dataunknown

Returns

LexicalNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.clone

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:227


getType

getType(): string

Returns the string type of this node. Every node must implement this and it MUST BE UNIQUE amongst nodes registered on the editor.

Returns

string

Inherited from

LexicalNode.getType

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:213


importJSON

importJSON(_serializedNode): LexicalNode

Controls how the this node is deserialized from JSON. This is usually boilerplate, but provides an abstraction between the node implementation and serialized interface that can be important if you ever make breaking changes to a node schema (by adding or removing properties). See Serialization & Deserialization.

Parameters

NameType
_serializedNodeSerializedLexicalNode

Returns

LexicalNode

Inherited from

LexicalNode.importJSON

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:898


transform

transform(): null | (node: LexicalNode) => void

Registers the returned function as a transform on the node during Editor initialization. Most such use cases should be addressed via the LexicalEditor.registerNodeTransform API.

Experimental - use at your own risk.

Returns

null | (node: LexicalNode) => void

Inherited from

LexicalNode.transform

Defined in

packages/lexical/src/LexicalNode.ts:949