Link in Angular Rich text editor component

27 Sep 20236 minutes to read

A hyperlink can be insert into the editor for quick access to the related information. The hyperlink itself can be a text or an image.

Insert link

Point the cursor anywhere within the editor where you would like to insert the link. It is also possible to select a text or an image within the editor and can be converted to the hyperlink. Click the Insert HyperLink tool on the toolbar. The Insert Link Dialog will be open. The dialog has the following options.

To use use image and link tool, inject `ImageService, LinkService` in the provider section of `AppModule`.

Options	Description
Web Address	Type or paste the destination for the link you are creating
Display Text	Type or edit the required text that you want to display text for the link
Tooltip	To display additional helpful information when you place the pointer on the hyperlink, type the required text in the “Tooltip” field.
Open Link in New Window	Specify whether, the given link will be open in new window or not

app.component.ts

import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
enableRipple(true);
/**
 * Rich Text Editor Link sample
 */
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='defaultRTE' [toolbarSettings] ='tools'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService]
})
export class AppComponent  {
public tools = {
        items: ['CreateLink', 'RemoveLink']
};
}

app.module.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { RichTextEditorAllModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { DialogModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';

/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        RichTextEditorAllModule,
        DialogModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

main.ts

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

import 'zone.js';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);

The Rich Text Editor link tool validates the URLs, as you type in the Web Address. URLs considered invalid will be highlighted with red color by clicking the insert button in the Insert Link dialog.

Remove Link

If you want to remove a hyperlink from a text or image, select the text or image with the hyperlink and click “Remove Hyperlink” tool from toolbar. It will keep the text or image.

Auto-link

When you type URL and Enter key to the Rich Text Editor, the typed URL will be automatically changed into the hyperlink.

Manipulation

Add the custom tools on the selected link inside the Rich Text Editor through the quick toolbar.

The quick toolbar for the Link has the following options.

Tools	Description
Open	The given link page, will be open in new window.
Edit Link	Used to edit the link in the Rich Text Editor content.
Remove Link	Used to remove link from the content of Rich Text Editor.
Custom Tool	Used to add the custom options in the quick toolbar.

app.component.ts

import { enableRipple } from '@syncfusion/ej2-base';
enableRipple(true);
/**
 * Rich Text Editor Link sample
 */
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
@Component({
    selector: 'app-root',
    template: `<ejs-richtexteditor id='defaultRTE' [toolbarSettings] ='tools'></ejs-richtexteditor>`,
    providers: [ToolbarService, LinkService, ImageService, HtmlEditorService]
})
export class AppComponent  {
  public tools = {
          items: ['CreateLink', 'RemoveLink']
  };
}

app.module.ts

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
import { RichTextEditorAllModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-richtexteditor';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { DialogModule } from '@syncfusion/ej2-angular-popups';

/**
 * Module
 */
@NgModule({
    imports: [
        BrowserModule,
        RichTextEditorAllModule,
        DialogModule
    ],
    declarations: [AppComponent],
    bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

main.ts

import { platformBrowserDynamic } from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic';
import { enableProdMode } from '@angular/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';

import 'zone.js';
enableProdMode();
platformBrowserDynamic().bootstrapModule(AppModule);