Enter key in EJ2 JavaScript Rich text editor control
18 Apr 202314 minutes to read
Rich Text Editor allows to customize the tag that is inserted when pressing the enter key and shift + enter key in the Rich Text Editor.
Enter key customization
By default, the <p> tag will be created while pressing the enter key. The enter key can be customized by using the enterKey property, where the possible tags that can be used to customize are <p>, <div>, and <br>.
When the enter key is customized with any of the possible values, pressing the enter key in the editor will create a new tag that is configured. Also, when the enter key is configured the default value of the Rich Text Editor will also change respectively with the configured values.
/**
* Rich Text Editor Enter key Customization Sample
*/
var defaultRTE = new ej.richtexteditor.RichTextEditor({
value: `<p>In Rich text Editor, the enter key and shift + enter key actions can be customized using the enterKey and shiftEnterKey APIs. And the possible values are as follows:</p><ul><li>P - When 'P' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'p' tag</li><li>DIV - When 'DIV' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'div' tag</li><li>BR - When 'BR' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'br' tag</li></ul>`,
height: 250
});
defaultRTE.appendTo('#defaultRTE');
var enterListObj = new ej.dropdowns.DropDownList({
placeholder: 'When pressing the enter key',
floatLabelType: 'Always',
change: (args) => {
if (enterListObj.value === 'DIV') {
defaultRTE.enterKey = 'DIV';
defaultRTE.value = `<div>In Rich text Editor, the enter key and shift + enter key actions can be customized using the enterKey and shiftEnterKey APIs. And the possible values are as follows:</div><ul><li>P - When 'P' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'p' tag</li><li>DIV - When 'DIV' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'div' tag</li><li>BR - When 'BR' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'br' tag</li></ul>`;
} else if (enterListObj.value === 'BR') {
defaultRTE.enterKey = 'BR';
defaultRTE.value = `In Rich text Editor, the enter key and shift + enter key actions can be customized using the enterKey and shiftEnterKey APIs. And the possible values are as follows:<ul><li>P - When 'P' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'p' tag</li><li>DIV - When 'DIV' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'div' tag</li><li>BR - When 'BR' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'br' tag</li></ul>`;
} else {
defaultRTE.enterKey = 'P'
defaultRTE.value = `<p>In Rich text Editor, the enter key and shift + enter key actions can be customized using the enterKey and shiftEnterKey APIs. And the possible values are as follows:</p><ul><li>P - When 'P' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'p' tag</li><li>DIV - When 'DIV' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'div' tag</li><li>BR - When 'BR' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'br' tag</li></ul>`;
}
}
});
enterListObj.appendTo('#enterOption');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Rich Text Editor</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<div class="default-section">
<table class="api">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<select id="enterOption">
<option value="P">Create a new <p></option>
<option value="DIV">Create a new <div></option>
<option value="BR">Create a new <br></option>
</select>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<div id="defaultRTE">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>Shift-Enter key customization
By default, the <br> tag will be created while pressing the shift + enter key. The shift + enter key can be customized by using the shiftEnterKey property where the possible tags that can be used to customize are <br>, <p>, <div>.
When the shift + enter key is customized with any of the possible values, pressing the shift + enter key in the editor will create a new tag that is configured. Also, when the shift + enter key is configured the default value of the Rich Text Editor will change respectively with the configured values.
/**
* Rich Text Editor Shift Enter key Customization Sample
*/
var defaultRTE = new ej.richtexteditor.RichTextEditor({
value: `<p>In Rich text Editor, the enter key and shift + enter key actions can be customized using the enterKey and shiftEnterKey APIs. And the possible values are as follows:</p><ul><li>P - When 'P' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'p' tag</li><li>DIV - When 'DIV' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'div' tag</li><li>BR - When 'BR' is configured, pressing enter or shift + enter will create a 'br' tag</li></ul>`,
height: 250
});
defaultRTE.appendTo('#defaultRTE');
var shiftEnterlistObj = new ej.dropdowns.DropDownList({
placeholder: 'When pressing the shift + enter key',
floatLabelType: 'Always',
change: (args) => {
if (shiftEnterlistObj.value === 'DIV') {
defaultRTE.shiftEnterKey = 'DIV'
} else if (shiftEnterlistObj.value === 'P') {
defaultRTE.shiftEnterKey = 'P'
} else {
defaultRTE.shiftEnterKey = 'BR'
}
}
});
shiftEnterlistObj.appendTo('#shiftEnterOption');<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head>
<title>Essential JS 2 Rich Text Editor</title>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta name="description" content="Typescript UI Controls">
<meta name="author" content="Syncfusion">
<link href="index.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-base/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-richtexteditor/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-lists/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-dropdowns/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-popups/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/25.1.35/dist/ej2.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.syncfusion.com/ej2/syncfusion-helper.js" type ="text/javascript"></script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<table class="api">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>
<div>
<select id="shiftEnterOption">
<option value="BR">Create a new <br></option>
<option value="P">Create a new <p></option>
<option value="DIV">Create a new <div></option>
</select>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<br>
<div id="defaultRTE">
</div>
</div>
<script>
var ele = document.getElementById('container');
if(ele) {
ele.style.visibility = "visible";
}
</script>
<script src="index.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
</body></html>