ReplaceWith method doesn't have string type
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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 none Describe the bug replaceWith method from Component.ts doesn't have a type for string. What is the expected behavior? I should be able to replace a component with a string like in the example component.replaceWith('<div>Some new content</div>'); What is the current behavior? Code of Conduct [X] I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct
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PR: #5504
You've correctly identified a TypeScript typing issue with the replaceWith method in GrapesJS. While the method internally supports replacing a component with an HTML string, its TypeScript definition (Component.d.ts) currently doesn't reflect this, leading to a type error in development environmen...
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