Iframe in Vue Rich text editor component

17 Mar 202311 minutes to read

When the iframeSettings option is enabled, the Rich Text Editor creates the iframe element as the content area on control initialization; it is used to display and editing the content. In content area, the editor displays only the body tag of a <iframe> document.

app.vue

<template>
  <ejs-richtexteditor ref="defaultRTE" :height="350" :iframeSettings="iframeData">
    <p>The Rich Text Editor component is WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content. Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.</p>
    <p><b>Key features:</b></p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <p>Provides IFRAME and DIV modes</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Capable of handling markdown editing.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Supports third-party library integration.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Handles images, hyperlinks, video, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </ejs-richtexteditor>
</template>

<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import { RichTextEditorPlugin, Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor';

  Vue.use(RichTextEditorPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        iframeData: {
          enable: true
        }
      }
    },
    provide: {
      richtexteditor: [Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar]
    }
  }
</script>

<style>
@import "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/documentation/../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor/styles/material.css";
</style>

IFrame attributes

The editor allows you to pass an additional attribute to body tag of a <iframe> element using attributes fields of the iframeSettings property. This property contains name/value pairs in string format. It is used to override the default appearance of the content area.

app.vue

<template>
  <ejs-richtexteditor ref="defaultRTE" :height="350" :iframeSettings="iframeData">
    <p>The Rich Text Editor component is WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content. Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.</p>
    <p><b>Key features:</b></p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <p>Provides IFRAME and DIV modes</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Capable of handling markdown editing.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Supports third-party library integration.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Handles images, hyperlinks, video, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </ejs-richtexteditor>
</template>

<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import { RichTextEditorPlugin, Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor';

  Vue.use(RichTextEditorPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        iframeData: {
          enable: true,
          attributes: {
            readonly: 'readonly'
          }
        }
      }
    },
    provide: {
      richtexteditor: [Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar]
    }
  }
</script>

<style>
@import "https://ej2.syncfusion.com/vue/documentation/../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor/styles/material.css";
</style>

Adding external CSS/Script file

The editor offers you to add external CSS file to style the <iframe> element. Easily change the appearance of editor’s content using an external CSS file using styles field in the iframeSettings property.

Likewise, add the external script file to the <iframe> element using the scripts field of iframeSettings to provide the additional functionalities to the Rich Text Editor.

app.vue

<template>
  <ejs-richtexteditor ref="defaultRTE" :height="350" :iframeSettings="iframeData">
    <p>The Rich Text Editor component is WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") editor that provides the best user experience to create and update the content. Users can format their content using standard toolbar commands.</p>
    <p><b>Key features:</b>  <-- Custom style applied here</p>
    <ul>
      <li>
        <p>Provides IFRAME and DIV modes</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Capable of handling markdown editing.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Contains a modular library to load the necessary functionality on demand.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides a fully customizable toolbar.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Provides HTML view to edit the source directly for developers.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Supports third-party library integration.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Allows preview of modified content before saving it.</p>
      </li>
      <li>
        <p>Handles images, hyperlinks, video, hyperlinks, uploads, etc.</p>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </ejs-richtexteditor>
</template>

<script>
  import Vue from 'vue';
  import { RichTextEditorPlugin, Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar } from '@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor';

  Vue.use(RichTextEditorPlugin);

  export default {
    data() {
      return {
        iframeData: {
          enable: true,
          resources: {
            scripts: ['myScript.js'], // Scripts
            styles: ['myStyle.css'] // Styles
          }
        }
      }
    },
    provide: {
      richtexteditor: [Toolbar, Link, Image, HtmlEditor, QuickToolbar]
    }
  }
</script>

<style>
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-base/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-inputs/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-lists/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-popups/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-buttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-navigations/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-splitbuttons/styles/material.css";
@import "../../node_modules/@syncfusion/ej2-vue-richtexteditor/styles/material.css";
</style>

See Also

• How to change the editor mode