Adding / Updating href trait does not add `<a></a>` wrapper to image.
It's not working, even if I do `selectedElement.getTrait('href').set({value: 'fb.com', target: '_blank'})
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Expected Behavior - when I update href trait value, the image should be wrapped inside a with href value set. i.e. <a href="google.com"><img src="/></a> Current behavior = no change is reflected Here's code for adding trait The above function is triggered on double click, Please help me how do I add href to image dynamically from code without using trait manager. ```
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It's not working, even if I do `selectedElement.getTrait('href').set({value: 'fb.com', target: '_blank'})
I think the component view is not getting updated, if I repeat the action, it is rendering a tag with previous value.
It works if I update href in the attributes
Thanks for reporting this, @skbhagat40. Great question about Adding / Updating href trait does not add <a></a> wrapper to image.. The recommended approach with Components is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event li...
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