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interface nsIHTMLEditor : nsISupports
Constants
const
short
eLeft = 0
const
short
eCenter = 1
const
short
eRight = 2
const
short
eJustify = 3
Attributes
A boolean which is true is the HTMLEditor has been instantiated with CSS knowledge and if the CSS pref is currently checked @return true if CSS handled and enabled
attribute
boolean
isCSSEnabled
A boolean indicating if a return key pressed in a paragraph creates another paragraph or just inserts a <br> at the caret @return true if CR in a paragraph creates a new paragraph
attribute
boolean
returnInParagraphCreatesNewParagraph
Methods
AddDefaultProperty() registers a default style property with the editor
@param aProperty the property to set by default
@param aAttribute the attribute of the property, if applicable.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
@param aValue if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
aValue="0x00FFFF"
void
addDefaultProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue)
Add listener for insertion override @param inFilter function which callers want called during insertion
void
addInsertionListener(in nsIContentFilter inFilter)
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void
align(in AString aAlign)
canDrag decides if a drag should be started (for example, based on the current selection and mousepoint).
boolean
canDrag(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent)
Checks if the anonymous nodes created by the HTML editor have to be refreshed or hidden depending on a possible new state of the selection @param aSelection [IN] a selection
void
checkSelectionStateForAnonymousButtons(in nsISelection aSelection)
Returns an anonymous nsDOMElement of type aTag,
child of aParentNode. If aIsCreatedHidden is true, the class
"hidden" is added to the created element. If aAnonClass is not
the empty string, it becomes the value of the attribute "_moz_anonclass"
@return a DOM Element
@param aTag [IN] a string representing the desired type of
the element to create
@param aParentNode [IN] the parent node of the created anonymous
element
@param aAnonClass [IN] contents of the _moz_anonclass attribute
@param aIsCreatedHidden [IN] a boolean specifying if the class "hidden"
is to be added to the created anonymous
element
nsIDOMElement
createAnonymousElement(in AString aTag, in nsIDOMNode aParentNode, in AString aAnonClass, in boolean aIsCreatedHidden)
Return a new element with default attribute values
This does not rely on the selection, and is not sensitive to context.
Used primarily to supply new element for various insert element dialogs
(Image, Link, NamedAnchor, Table, and HorizontalRule
are the only returned elements as of 7/25/99)
@param aTagName The HTML tagname
Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
Use "href" to get a link node
(an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
(an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
@return The new element created.
nsIDOMElement
createElementWithDefaults(in AString aTagName)
Decrease font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes so they will be decreased instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
void
decreaseFontSize()
doDrag transfers the relevant data (as appropriate) to a transferable so it can later be dropped.
void
doDrag(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent)
getAlignment returns what alignment is in the selection.
@param aMixed True if there is more than one type of list item, or
if there is some list and non-list
@param aAlign enum value for first encountered alignment
(left/center/right)
void
getAlignment(out boolean aMixed, out short aAlign)
getFontColorState returns what font face is in the selection. @param aMixed True if there is more than one font color @return Color string. "" is returned for none.
AString
getBackgroundColorState(out boolean aMixed)
Return the input node or a parent matching the given aTagName,
starting the search at the supplied node.
An example of use is for testing if a node is in a table cell
given a selection anchor node.
@param aTagName The HTML tagname
Special input values:
Use "href" to get a link node
(an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
(an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
Use "list" to get an OL, UL, or DL list node
Use "td" to get either a TD or TH cell node
@param aNode The node in the document to start the search.
If it is null, the anchor node of the current selection is used.
@return NS_EDITOR_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND if an element is not found
(passes NS_SUCCEEDED macro)
nsIDOMElement
getElementOrParentByTagName(in AString aTagName, in nsIDOMNode aNode)
getFontColorState returns what font face is in the selection. @param aMixed True if there is more than one font color @return Color string. "" is returned for none.
AString
getFontColorState(out boolean aMixed)
getFontFaceState returns what font face is in the selection.
@param aMixed True if there is more than one font face
@return Name of face. Note: "tt" is returned for
tt tag. "" is returned for none.
AString
getFontFaceState(out boolean aMixed)
Output the contents of the <HEAD> section as text/HTML format
AString
getHeadContentsAsHTML()
getHighlightColorState returns what the highlight color of the selection. @param aMixed True if there is more than one font color @return Color string. "" is returned for none.
AString
getHighlightColorState(out boolean aMixed)
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void
getIndentState(out boolean aCanIndent, out boolean aCanOutdent)
getInlineProperty() gets aggregate properties of the current selection.
All object in the current selection are scanned and their attributes are
represented in a list of Property object.
@param aProperty the property to get on the selection
@param aAttribute the attribute of the property, if applicable.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
@param aValue if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
aValue="0x00FFFF"
@param aFirst [OUT] PR_TRUE if the first text node in the
selection has the property
@param aAny [OUT] PR_TRUE if any of the text nodes in the
selection have the property
@param aAll [OUT] PR_TRUE if all of the text nodes in the
selection have the property
void
getInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue, out boolean aFirst, out boolean aAny, out boolean aAll)
AString
getInlinePropertyWithAttrValue(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue, out boolean aFirst, out boolean aAny, out boolean aAll)
Find all the nodes in the document which contain references to outside URIs (e.g. a href, img src, script src, etc.) The objects in the array will be type nsIURIRefObject. @return aNodeList the linked nodes found
nsISupportsArray
getLinkedObjects()
getListItemState returns what list item type is in the selection.
@param aMixed True if there is more than one type of list item, or
if there is some list and non-list
@param aLI true if "li" list items are selected.
@param aDT true if "dt" list items are selected.
@param aDD true if "dd" list items are selected.
void
getListItemState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aLI, out boolean aDT, out boolean aDD)
getListState returns what list type is in the selection.
@param aMixed True if there is more than one type of list, or
if there is some list and non-list
@param aOL The company that employs me. No, really, it's
true if an "ol" list is selected.
@param aUL true if an "ul" list is selected.
@param aDL true if a "dl" list is selected.
void
getListState(out boolean aMixed, out boolean aOL, out boolean aUL, out boolean aDL)
getParagraphState returns what block tag paragraph format is in the selection. @param aMixed True if there is more than one format @return Name of block tag. "" is returned for none.
AString
getParagraphState(out boolean aMixed)
Return an element only if it is the only node selected,
such as an image, horizontal rule, etc.
The exception is a link, which is more like a text attribute:
The Anchor tag is returned if the selection is within the textnode(s)
that are children of the "A" node.
This could be a collapsed selection, i.e., a caret
within the link text.
@param aTagName The HTML tagname or and empty string
to get any element (but only if it is the only element selected)
Special input values for Links and Named anchors:
Use "href" to get a link node
(an "A" tag with the "href" attribute set)
Use "anchor" or "namedanchor" to get a named anchor node
(an "A" tag with the "name" attribute set)
@return NS_EDITOR_ELEMENT_NOT_FOUND if an element is not found
(passes NS_SUCCEEDED macro)
nsIDOMElement
getSelectedElement(in AString aTagName)
returns the deepest container of the selection @return a DOM Element
nsIDOMElement
getSelectionContainer()
XXX Used to suppress spurious drag/drop events to workaround bug 50703 Don't use this method! It will go away after first release!
void
ignoreSpuriousDragEvent(in boolean aIgnoreSpuriousDragEvent)
Increase font size for text in selection by 1 HTML unit All existing text is scanned for existing <FONT SIZE> attributes so they will be incremented instead of inserting new <FONT> tag
void
increaseFontSize()
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void
indent(in AString aIndent)
Insert an element, which may have child nodes, at the selection
Used primarily to insert a new element for various insert element dialogs,
but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should
be useful for other elements.
@param aElement The element to insert
@param aDeleteSelection Delete the selection before inserting
If aDeleteSelection is PR_FALSE, then the element is inserted
after the end of the selection for all element except
Named Anchors, which insert before the selection
void
insertElementAtSelection(in nsIDOMElement aElement, in boolean aDeleteSelection)
insertFromDrop looks for a dragsession and inserts the relevant data in response to a drop.
void
insertFromDrop(in nsIDOMEvent aEvent)
Insert some HTML source at the current location @param aInputString the string to be inserted
void
insertHTML(in AString aInputString)
Insert some HTML source, interpreting the string argument according to the given context. @param aInputString the string to be inserted @param aContextStr Context of insertion @param aInfoStr Related info to aInputString @param aFlavor Transferable flavor, can be "" @param aSourceDoc document where input was dragged from (may be null) @param aDestinationNode location for insertion (such as when dropped) @param aDestinationOffset used with aDestNode to determine insert location @param aDeleteSelection used with aDestNode during drag&drop @param aCollapseSelection used with aDestNode during drag&drop
void
insertHTMLWithContext(in AString aInputString, in AString aContextStr, in AString aInfoStr, in AString aFlavor, in nsIDOMDocument aSourceDoc, in nsIDOMNode aDestinationNode, in long aDestinationOffset, in boolean aDeleteSelection)
Insert an link element as the parent of the current selection @param aElement An "A" element with a non-empty "href" attribute
void
insertLinkAroundSelection(in nsIDOMElement aAnchorElement)
boolean
isAnonymousElement(in nsIDOMElement aElement)
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void
makeOrChangeList(in AString aListType, in boolean entireList, in AString aBulletType)
Tests if a node is a BLOCK element according the the HTML 4.0 DTD. This does NOT consider CSS effect on display type @param aNode the node to test
boolean
nodeIsBlock(in nsIDOMNode node)
Paste the text in the OS clipboard at the cursor position, replacing the selected text (if any), but strip out any HTML styles and formatting
void
pasteNoFormatting(in long aSelectionType)
Rebuild the entire document from source HTML Needed to be able to edit HEAD and other outside-of-BODY content @param aSourceString HTML source string of the entire new document
void
rebuildDocumentFromSource(in AString aSourceString)
RemoveAllDefaultProperties() unregisters all default style properties with the editor
void
removeAllDefaultProperties()
removeAllInlineProperties() deletes all the inline properties from all text in the current selection.
void
removeAllInlineProperties()
RemoveDefaultProperty() unregisters a default style property with the editor
@param aProperty the property to remove from defaults
@param aAttribute the attribute of the property, if applicable.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
@param aValue if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
aValue="0x00FFFF"
void
removeDefaultProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue)
removeInlineProperty() deletes the properties from all text in the current
selection. If aProperty is not set on the selection, nothing is done.
@param aProperty the property to remove from the selection
All atoms are for normal HTML tags (e.g.:
nsIEditorProperty::font) except when you want to
remove just links and not named anchors.
For that, use nsIEditorProperty::href
@param aAttribute the attribute of the property, if applicable.
May be null.
Example: aProperty=nsIEditorProptery::font,
aAttribute="color"
nsIEditProperty::allAttributes is special.
It indicates that all content-based text properties
are to be removed from the selection.
void
removeInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute)
Remove listener for insertion override @param inFilter function which callers do not want called during insertion
void
removeInsertionListener(in nsIContentFilter inFilter)
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void
removeList(in AString aListType)
Replace all children of <HEAD> with string of HTML source
void
replaceHeadContentsWithHTML(in AString aSourceToInsert)
Set the selection at the suppled element @param aElement An element in the document
void
selectElement(in nsIDOMElement aElement)
Set the value of the "bgcolor" attribute on the document's <body> element @param aColor The HTML color string, such as "#ffccff" or "yellow"
void
setBackgroundColor(in AString aColor)
Set an attribute on the document's <body> element
such as text, link, background colors
8/31/00 THIS ISN'T BEING USED? SHOULD WE DROP IT?
@param aAttr The attribute to be set
@param aValue The value of the attribute
void
setBodyAttribute(in AString aAttr, in AString aValue)
Create a collapsed selection just after aElement XXX could we parameterize SelectElement(before/select/after>? The selection is set to parent-of-aElement with an offset 1 greater than aElement's offset but it enforces the HTML 4.0 DTD "CanContain" rules, so it should be useful for other elements. @param aElement An element in the document
void
setCaretAfterElement(in nsIDOMElement aElement)
SetInlineProperty() sets the aggregate properties on the current selection
@param aProperty the property to set on the selection
@param aAttribute the attribute of the property, if applicable.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color"
@param aValue if aAttribute is not null, the value of the attribute.
May be null.
Example: aProperty="font", aAttribute="color",
aValue="0x00FFFF"
void
setCSSInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue)
Set the documents title.
void
setDocumentTitle(in AString aTitle)
void
setInlineProperty(in nsIAtom aProperty, in AString aAttribute, in AString aValue)
SetParagraphFormat Insert a block paragraph tag around selection @param aParagraphFormat "p", "h1" to "h6", "address", "pre", or "blockquote"
void
setParagraphFormat(in AString aParagraphFormat)
Set the BaseURL for the document to the current URL
but only if the page doesn't have a <base> tag
This should be done after the document URL has changed,
such as after saving a file
This is used as base for relativizing link and image urls
void
updateBaseURL()
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