Ids gets changed while trying to set components on the canvas using json
Hi @shelendravashishtha2 can you please indicate the exact steps (I need to know what is the json you're referring to)
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome Reproducible demo link no link Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?... use a demo json that can generate some component on the canvas, set an id in attributes ... use editor.setComponents(json)... set style using editor.setStyle() function for the same id element What is the expected behavior? ... id shouldn't be changed while getting rendered on the canvas What is the current behavior? ... id's are getting changed and because of which styles can't be implemented for the same Code of...
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Hi @shelendravashishtha2 can you please indicate the exact steps (I need to know what is the json you're referring to)
I've seen this happen to if you don't save a reference to the CSS before using the editor.setComponents() method All of the CSS markeup from the elements id selector/reference is removed when using editor.setComponents() method The exact steps i've encountered are save a reference of the editor com...
I think I found the issue on my end using editor.getComponents().toJSON(); adds an empty "style":"" field to some of the components which is clearing out there CSS ie "components": [ { "type": "box", "style": "", "attributes": { "id": "ic7c" } }, { "type": "box", "style": "", "attributes": { "id":...
Thanks for reporting this, @shelendravashishtha2. Great question about Ids gets changed while trying to set components on the canvas using json. The recommended approach with StyleManager is to use the event-driven API. Start here: Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module Look for...
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