MarkdownBaseView

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Base interface for markdown editor views, providing CodeMirror integration and editing capabilities.

Import:

import type { MarkdownBaseView } from '@obsidian-typings/obsidian-public-latest';

Signature:

export interface MarkdownBaseView extends Component

Extends: Component

Constructor

new MarkdownBaseView()

Constructor.

To extract the constructor type, use ExtractConstructor<Component>.

Properties

	Property	Type	Description
	_children	Component[]	Child Components attached to current component, will be unloaded on unloading parent component. (Inherited from Component)
	_events	EventRef[]	Events that are attached to the current component, will be detached on unloading parent component. (Inherited from Component)
	_loaded	boolean	Whether the component and its children are loaded. (Inherited from Component)
	app	App	Reference to the app.
	cleanupLivePreview	(() => void) | null	Callback to clear all elements.
	clipboardManager	ClipboardManager	Manager that handles pasting text, html and images into the editor.
	cm	EditorView	Codemirror editor instance.
	cmInit	boolean	Whether CodeMirror is initialized.
	containerEl	HTMLElement	Container element of the editor view.
	cursorPopupEl	HTMLElement | null	Popup element for internal link.
	editor?	Editor	Obsidian editor instance.
	editorEl	HTMLElement	Element in which the CodeMirror editor resides.
	editorSuggest	EditorSuggests	Editor suggester for autocompleting files, links, aliases, etc.
	livePreviewPlugin	Extension[]	The CodeMirror plugins that handle the rendering of, and interaction with Obsidian's Markdown.
	localExtensions	Extension[]	Local (always active) extensions for the editor.
	owner	MarkdownFileInfo	Controller of the editor view.
	sourceMode	boolean	Whether live preview rendering is disabled.
	tableCell	null | TableCellEditor	Reference to editor attached to table cell, if any.

Methods

	Method	Returns	Description
	addChild(component)	T	Adds a child component, loading it if this component is loaded. (Inherited from Component)
	applyFoldInfo(info)	void	Apply fold history to editor.
	buildLocalExtensions()	Extension[]	Constructs local (always active) extensions for the editor.
	clear()	void	Cleanup live preview, remove and then re-add all editor extensions.
	destroy()	void	Clean up live preview, remove all extensions, destroy editor.
	destroyTableCell(cell?)	void	Removes specified tablecell.
	editTableCell(cell, newCell)	TableCellEditor	Edit a specified table cell, creating a table cell editor.
	get()	string	Get the current editor document as a string.
	getDynamicExtensions()	Extension[]	Constructs extensions for the editor based on user settings.
	getFoldInfo()	FoldInfo | null	Get the current folds of the editor.
	getLocalExtensions()	unknown	Builds all local extensions and assigns to this.localExtensions.
	load()	void	Load this component and its children. (Inherited from Component)
	onContextMenu(event, x)	Promise<void>	Creates menu on right mouse click.
	onEditorClick(event, element?)	void	Execute click functionality on token on mouse click.
	onEditorDragStart(event)	void	Execute drag functionality on drag start.
	onEditorLinkMouseover(event, target)	void	Execute hover functionality on mouse over event.
	onload()	void	Override this to load your component. (Inherited from Component)
	onMenu(event)	void	Execute context menu functionality on right mouse click.
	onResize()	void	Reposition suggest and scroll position on resize.
	onunload()	void	Override this to unload your component (Inherited from Component)
	onUpdate(update, changed)	void	Execute functionality on CM editor state update.
	register(cb)	void	Registers a callback to be called when unloading. (Inherited from Component)
	registerDomEvent(el, type, callback, options?)	void	Registers a DOM event to be detached when unloading. (Inherited from Component)
	registerDomEvent(el, type, callback, options?)	void	Registers a DOM event to be detached when unloading (Inherited from Component)
	registerDomEvent(el, type, callback, options?)	void	Registers a DOM event to be detached when unloading (Inherited from Component)
	registerEvent(eventRef)	void	Registers an event to be detached when unloading. (Inherited from Component)
	registerInterval(id)	number	Registers an interval (from setInterval) to be cancelled when unloading. Use window.setInterval instead of setInterval to avoid TypeScript confusing between NodeJS vs Browser API (Inherited from Component)
	registerScopeEvent(keymapEventHandler)	void	Register a scope keymap event handler to be removed on unload. (Inherited from Component)
	reinit()	void	Reinitialize the editor inside new container.
	removeChild(component)	T	Removes a child component, unloading it. (Inherited from Component)
	reparent(newContainer)	void	Move the editor into the new container.
	resetSyntaxHighlighting()	void	Bodge to reset the syntax highlighting.
	saveHistory()	void	Save history of file and data (for caching, for faster reopening of same file in editor).
	set(data, clear)	void	Set the state of the editor.
	toggleFoldFrontmatter()	void	Enables/disables frontmatter folding.
	toggleSource()	void	Toggle source mode for editor and dispatch effect.
	triggerClickableToken(token, newLeaf)	void	Execute functionality of token (open external link, open internal link in leaf, ...).
	unload()	void	Override this to unload your component. (Inherited from Component)
	updateEvent()	(update: ViewUpdate) => void	Callback for onUpdate functionality added as an extension.
	updateLinkPopup()	void	In mobile, creates a popover link on clickable token, if exists.
	updateOptions()	void	Reconfigure/re-add all the dynamic extensions.

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• ChildWidgetType
• MarkdownScrollableEditView
• TableCellEditor
• TableEditor