How to add a click event
Question
This is my custom block code: I want to add a click event to the button after adding it to the canvas, and when I click it, I can get the content in the mj-text
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@artf
Thanks for reporting this, @mingxin-yang. Great question about How to add a click event. The recommended approach with Canvas is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for the on() event listener method Most operations can be achieved...
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