Issue #3559💬 AnsweredOpened June 22, 2021by iabhiyaan0 reactions

Page.getMainComponent().view gives undefined when page is selected

Quick answerby artf

Hi @iabhiyaan, when page:select triggers, iframes inside the canvas are not yet loaded, so you just need to wait once they are loaded before accessing its DOM.

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Question

Hello @artf, I want to get the HTML Element of selected page. But it returns undefined when using following code:

editor.on('page:select', page => {
    page.getMainComponent().view.el.querySelector('section');  // There is section tag inside that page...
});

Answers (3)

artfJuly 21, 2021

Hi @iabhiyaan, when page:select triggers, iframes inside the canvas are not yet loaded, so you just need to wait once they are loaded before accessing its DOM.

iabhiyaanJuly 21, 2021

Thankyou @artf.

GJSBlockMay 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @iabhiyaan. Thanks for sharing your report about page.getMainComponent().view gives undefined when page is selected. To help the team investigate and prioritize this: Please provide: A minimal reproducible example (CodeSandbox/JSFiddle) Your GrapesJS version number Browse...

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