Event handler on view not bound to the component
The error here is using the arrow function, just replace it with clickOnElement() {
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? Chrome Version 115.0.5790.114 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/mcraf3se/5/ Describe the bug Hello, just starting with GrapesJS so it is quite likely I am misunderstanding something fundamental. I am struggling with setting the event handlers on the view of a custom component. How to reproduce the bug? In the linked JS fiddle.Drag block My Div onto canvasClick inside it (there should be a div with 'stuff'). What is the expected behavior? Per documentation here the event handlers should b...
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The error here is using the arrow function, just replace it with clickOnElement() {
The issue you're encountering with this being window or undefined inside your custom component's view event handler is a common JavaScript this binding problem, especially when using arrow functions. It's not a bug in GrapesJS but rather a misunderstanding of how this works with arrow functions in...
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