Retrieve the bookmark content as text in Vue Document editor component

16 Mar 20236 minutes to read

You can get the bookmark or whole document content from the Vue Document Editor component as plain text and SFDT (rich text).

Get the bookmark content as plain text

You can selectBookmark API to navigate to the bookmark and use text API to get the bookmark content as plain text from Vue Document Editor component.

The following example code illustrates how to get the bookmark content as plain text.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer
      ref="container"
      :serviceUrl="serviceUrl"
      height="590px"
      id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true"
      v-on:created="onCreated.bind(this)"
    ></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import {
    DocumentEditorContainerPlugin,
    DocumentEditorContainerComponent,
    Toolbar,
  } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

  Vue.use(DocumentEditorContainerPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        serviceUrl:
          'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/documenteditor/',
      };
    },
    provide: {
      //Inject require modules.
      DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar],
    },
    methods: {
      onCreated: function () {
        // To insert text in cursor position
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.editor.insertText('Document editor');
        // To select all the content in document
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.selectAll();
        // Insert bookmark to selected content
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.editor.insertBookmark('Bookmark1');

        // Provide your bookmark name to navigate to specific bookmark
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.selectBookmark('Bookmark1');

        // To get the selected content as text
        let selectedContent = this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.text;
      }
    }
  };
</script>

To get the bookmark content as SFDT (rich text), please check this link

Get the whole document content as text

You can use text API to get the whole document content as plain text from Vue Document Editor component.

The following example code illustrates how to get the whole document content as plain text.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer
      ref="container"
      :serviceUrl="serviceUrl"
      height="590px"
      id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true"
      v-on:created="onCreated.bind(this)"
    ></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import {
    DocumentEditorContainerPlugin,
    DocumentEditorContainerComponent,
    Toolbar,
  } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

  Vue.use(DocumentEditorContainerPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        serviceUrl:
          'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/documenteditor/',
      };
    },
    provide: {
      //Inject require modules.
      DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar],
    },
    methods: {
      onCreated: function () {
        // To insert text in cursor position
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.editor.insertText('Document editor');
        // To select all the content in document
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.selectAll();

        // To get the content as text
        let selectedContent = this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.text;
      }
    }
  };
</script>

Get the whole document content as SFDT(rich text)

You can use serialize API to get the whole document content as SFDT string from Vue Document Editor component.

The following example code illustrates how to get the whole document content as SFDT.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer
      ref="container"
      :serviceUrl="serviceUrl"
      height="590px"
      id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true"
      v-on:created="onCreated.bind(this)"
    ></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import {
    DocumentEditorContainerPlugin,
    DocumentEditorContainerComponent,
    Toolbar,
  } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

  Vue.use(DocumentEditorContainerPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        serviceUrl:
          'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/documenteditor/',
      };
    },
    provide: {
      //Inject require modules.
      DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar],
    },
    methods: {
      onCreated: function () {
        // To insert text in cursor position
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.editor.insertText('Document editor');

        // To get the content as SFDT
        let selectedContent: string = this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.serialize();
      }
    }
  };
</script>

Get the header content as text

You can use goToHeader API to navigate the selection to the header and then use text API to get the content as plain text.

The following example code illustrates how to get the header content as plain text.

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <ejs-documenteditorcontainer
      ref="container"
      :serviceUrl="serviceUrl"
      height="590px"
      id="container"
      :enableToolbar="true"
      v-on:created="onCreated.bind(this)"
    ></ejs-documenteditorcontainer>
  </div>
</template>
<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import {
    DocumentEditorContainerPlugin,
    DocumentEditorContainerComponent,
    Toolbar,
  } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-documenteditor';

  Vue.use(DocumentEditorContainerPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        serviceUrl:
          'https://ej2services.syncfusion.com/production/web-services/api/documenteditor/',
      };
    },
    provide: {
      //Inject require modules.
      DocumentEditorContainer: [Toolbar],
    },
    methods: {
      onCreated: function () {
        // To navigate the selection to header
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.goToHeader();
        // To insert text in cursor position
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.editor.insertText('Document editor');
        // To select all the content in document
        this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.selectAll();

        // To get the selected content as text
        let selectedContent = this.$refs.container.ej2Instances.documentEditor.selection.text;
      }
    }
  };
</script>

Similarly, you can use goToFooter API to navigate the selection to the footer and then use text API to get the content as plain text.