CKEDITOR.command

var command = new CKEDITOR.command( editor, {
    exec: function( editor ) {
        alert( editor.document.getBody().getHtml() );
    }
} );

Properties

• async : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#async

  Whether the command is asynchronous, which means that the CKEDITOR.editor.afterCommandExec event will be fired by the command itself manually, and that the return value of this command is not to be returned by the exec function.

      editorInstance.addCommand( 'loadoptions', {
          exec: function( editor ) {
              var cmd = this;
              // Asynchronous operation below.
              CKEDITOR.ajax.loadXml( 'data.xml', function() {
                  editor.fire( 'afterCommandExec', {
                  name: 'loadoptions',
                  command: cmd
                  } );
              } );
          },
          async: true // The command needs some time to complete after the exec function returns.
      } );
  

  Defaults to false

• canUndo : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#canUndo

  Whether the command needs to be hooked into the redo/undo system.

  editorInstance.addCommand( 'alertName', {
      exec: function( editor ) {
          alert( editor.name );
      },
      canUndo: false // No support for undo/redo.
  } );
  

  Defaults to true

• context : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#context

  Sets the element name used to reflect the command state on selection changes. If the selection is in a place where the element is not allowed, the command will be disabled. Setting this property overrides contextSensitive to true.

  Defaults to true

• contextSensitive : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#contextSensitive

  Indicates that this command is sensible to the selection context. If true, the refresh method will be called for this command on the CKEDITOR.editor.selectionChange event.

  Defaults to false

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.contextSensitive

• editorFocus : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#editorFocus

  Indicates that the editor will get the focus before executing the command.

  // Do not force the editor to have focus when executing the command.
  command.editorFocus = false;
  

  Defaults to true

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.editorFocus

• fakeKeystroke : NumberCKEDITOR.command#fakeKeystroke

  since 4.6.0

  A property that should be set when a command has no keystroke assigned by CKEDITOR.editor.setKeystroke, but the keystroke is still supported. For example: cut, copy and paste commands are handled that way. This property is used when displaying keystroke information in tooltips and context menus. It is used by CKEDITOR.editor.getCommandKeystroke.

• modes : ObjectCKEDITOR.command#modes

  The editor modes within which the command can be executed. The execution will have no action if the current mode is not listed in this property.

  // Enable the command in both WYSIWYG and Source modes.
  command.modes = { wysiwyg:1,source:1 };
  
  // Enable the command in Source mode only.
  command.modes = { source:1 };
  

  CKEDITOR.editor.mode

  Defaults to {wysiwyg: 1}

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.modes

• previousState : NumberCKEDITOR.command#previousState

  Indicates the previous command state.

  alert( command.previousState );state
  

• readOnly : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#readOnly

  since 4.0

  Whether the command should be enabled in the read-only mode.

  Defaults to false

• startDisabled : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#startDisabled

  Whether the command state should be set to CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED on startup.

  editorInstance.addCommand( 'unlink', {
      exec: function( editor ) {
          // ...
      },
      startDisabled: true // The command is unavailable until the selection is inside a link.
  } );
  

  Defaults to false

• state : NumberCKEDITOR.command#state

  Indicates the editor state. Possible values are:

  • CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED: the command is disabled. It's execution will have no effect. Same as disable.
  • CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_ON: the command is enabled and currently active in the editor (for context sensitive commands, for example).
  • CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF: the command is enabled and currently inactive in the editor (for context sensitive commands, for example).

  Do not set this property directly, using the setState method instead.

  if ( command.state == CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED )
      alert( 'This command is disabled' );
  

  Defaults to CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED

• uiItems : ArrayCKEDITOR.command#uiItems

  Lists UI items that are associated to this command. This list can be used to interact with the UI on command execution (by the execution code itself, for example).

  alert( 'Number of UI items associated to this command: ' + command.uiItems.length );
  

  Defaults to []

Static properties

• useCapture : BooleanCKEDITOR.command#useCapture

  mixed static

Methods

• constructor( editor, commandDefinition ) → commandCKEDITOR.command#constructor

  Creates a command class instance.

  Parameters

  editor : editor

  The editor instance this command will be related to.

  commandDefinition : commandDefinition

  The command definition.

  Returns

  command

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.event.constructor

• capture()CKEDITOR.command#capture

  Register event handler under the capturing stage on supported target.

• checkAllowed( [ noCache ] ) → BooleanCKEDITOR.command#checkAllowed

  since 4.1

  Checks whether this command is allowed by the active allowed content filter (CKEDITOR.editor.activeFilter). This means that if command implements CKEDITOR.feature interface it will be tested by the CKEDITOR.filter.checkFeature method.

  Parameters

  [ noCache ] : Boolean

  Skip cache for example due to active filter change. Since CKEditor 4.2.

  Returns

  Boolean

  Whether this command is allowed.

• define( name, meta )CKEDITOR.command#define

  Predefine some intrinsic properties on a specific event name.

  Parameters

  name : String

  The event name

  meta : Object

  Properties

  [ errorProof ]

  Whether the event firing should catch error thrown from a per listener call.

  Defaults to false

• disable()CKEDITOR.command#disable

  Disables the command for execution. The command state (see state) will be set to CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED.

  command.disable();
  command.exec(); // "false" - Nothing happens.
  

• enable()CKEDITOR.command#enable

  Enables the command for execution. The command state (see state) available before disabling it is restored.

  command.enable();
  command.exec(); // Execute the command.
  

• exec( [ data ] ) → BooleanCKEDITOR.command#exec

  Executes the command.

  command.exec(); // The command gets executed.
  

  Note: You should use the CKEDITOR.editor.execCommand method instead of calling command.exec() directly.

  Parameters

  [ data ] : Object

  Any data to pass to the command. Depends on the command implementation and requirements.

  Returns

  Boolean

  A boolean indicating that the command has been successfully executed.

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.exec

• fire( eventName, [ data ], [ editor ] ) → Boolean | ObjectCKEDITOR.command#fire

  Fires an specific event in the object. All registered listeners are called at this point.

  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... } );
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... } );
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent' );             // Both listeners are called.
  
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function( event ) {
      alert( event.data );                    // 'Example'
  } );
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent', 'Example' );
  

  Parameters

  eventName : String

  The event name to fire.

  [ data ] : Object

  Data to be sent as the CKEDITOR.eventInfo.data when calling the listeners.

  [ editor ] : editor

  The editor instance to send as the CKEDITOR.eventInfo.editor when calling the listener.

  Returns

  Boolean | Object

  A boolean indicating that the event is to be canceled, or data returned by one of the listeners.

• fireOnce( eventName, [ data ], [ editor ] ) → Boolean | ObjectCKEDITOR.command#fireOnce

  Fires an specific event in the object, releasing all listeners registered to that event. The same listeners are not called again on successive calls of it or of fire.

  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... } );
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent' );         // Above listener called.
  someObject.fireOnce( 'someEvent' );     // Above listener called.
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent' );         // No listeners called.
  

  Parameters

  eventName : String

  The event name to fire.

  [ data ] : Object

  Data to be sent as the CKEDITOR.eventInfo.data when calling the listeners.

  [ editor ] : editor

  The editor instance to send as the CKEDITOR.eventInfo.editor when calling the listener.

  Returns

  Boolean | Object

  A booloan indicating that the event is to be canceled, or data returned by one of the listeners.

• hasListeners( eventName ) → BooleanCKEDITOR.command#hasListeners

  Checks if there is any listener registered to a given event.

  var myListener = function() { ... };
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', myListener );
  alert( someObject.hasListeners( 'someEvent' ) );    // true
  alert( someObject.hasListeners( 'noEvent' ) );      // false
  

  Parameters

  eventName : String

  The event name.

  Returns

  Boolean

• on( eventName, listenerFunction, [ scopeObj ], [ listenerData ], [ priority ] ) → ObjectCKEDITOR.command#on

  Registers a listener to a specific event in the current object.

  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() {
      alert( this == someObject );        // true
  } );
  
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() {
      alert( this == anotherObject );     // true
  }, anotherObject );
  
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function( event ) {
      alert( event.listenerData );        // 'Example'
  }, null, 'Example' );
  
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... } );                       // 2nd called
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... }, null, null, 100 );      // 3rd called
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', function() { ... }, null, null, 1 );        // 1st called
  

  Parameters

  eventName : String

  The event name to which listen.

  listenerFunction : Function

  The function listening to the event. A single CKEDITOR.eventInfo object instanced is passed to this function containing all the event data.

  [ scopeObj ] : Object

  The object used to scope the listener call (the this object). If omitted, the current object is used.

  [ listenerData ] : Object

  Data to be sent as the CKEDITOR.eventInfo.listenerData when calling the listener.

  [ priority ] : Number

  The listener priority. Lower priority listeners are called first. Listeners with the same priority value are called in registration order.

  Defaults to 10

  Returns

  Object

  An object containing the removeListener function, which can be used to remove the listener at any time.

• once()CKEDITOR.command#once

  Similiar with on but the listener will be called only once upon the next event firing.

  CKEDITOR.event.on

• refresh( editor, path )CKEDITOR.command#refresh

  Explicitly update the status of the command, by firing the refresh event, as well as invoke the CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.refresh method if defined, this method is to allow different parts of the editor code to contribute in command status resolution.

  Parameters

  editor : editor

  The editor instance.

  path : elementPath

  Overrides: CKEDITOR.commandDefinition.refresh

• removeAllListeners()CKEDITOR.command#removeAllListeners

  Remove all existing listeners on this object, for cleanup purpose.

• removeListener( eventName, listenerFunction )CKEDITOR.command#removeListener

  Unregisters a listener function from being called at the specified event. No errors are thrown if the listener has not been registered previously.

  var myListener = function() { ... };
  someObject.on( 'someEvent', myListener );
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent' );                 // myListener called.
  someObject.removeListener( 'someEvent', myListener );
  someObject.fire( 'someEvent' );                 // myListener not called.
  

  Parameters

  eventName : String

  The event name.

  listenerFunction : Function

  The listener function to unregister.

• setState( newState ) → BooleanCKEDITOR.command#setState

  Sets the command state.

  command.setState( CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_ON );
  command.exec(); // Execute the command.
  command.setState( CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_DISABLED );
  command.exec(); // 'false' - Nothing happens.
  command.setState( CKEDITOR.TRISTATE_OFF );
  command.exec(); // Execute the command.
  

  Parameters

  newState : Number

  The new state. See state.

  Returns

  Boolean

  Returns true if the command state changed.

• toggleState()CKEDITOR.command#toggleState

  Toggles the on/off (active/inactive) state of the command. This is mainly used internally by context sensitive commands.

  command.toggleState();
  

Events

• refresh( evt )CKEDITOR.command#refresh

  Parameters

  evt : eventInfo

• state( evt )CKEDITOR.command#state

  Fired when the command state changes.

  command.on( 'state', function() {
      // Alerts the new state.
      alert( this.state );
  } );
  

  Parameters

  evt : eventInfo