Issue #5633πŸ’¬ AnsweredOpened January 20, 2024by kla-ko0 reactions

Cannot select component in ``component:remove`` handler

Quick answerby artf

Thanks @kla-ko there is actually one logic that prevents selecting other components during component:remove events and I will fix it for the next release but what I'd suggest to you is to switch to another event. The event component:remove is triggered for each removed component, which means it will be triggered for e...

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GrapesJS version

  • I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS

What browser are you using?

Chrome Version 120.0.6099.225

Reproducible demo link

https://jsfiddle.net/wattnu/opmwfvjn/

Describe the bug

How to reproduce the bug?

  1. open and run the fiddle
  2. two components are on the canvas. The "hello world" div and a blue background div.
  3. The "hello world" div is selected due to the command editor.select(editor.getComponents().models[0]);
  4. When selecting the blue box and when choosing delete in the canvas spot, the component:remove handler is called.
  5. However, the "hello world" div is not selected afterwards as demanded by the instruction in the handler

What is the expected behavior? editor.select(editor.getComponents().models[0]); shall work in the handler

What is the current behavior? editor.select(editor.getComponents().models[0]); shows no effect in the handler

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Answers (3)

artfβ€’ January 21, 2024

Thanks @kla-ko there is actually one logic that prevents selecting other components during component:remove events and I will fix it for the next release but what I'd suggest to you is to switch to another event.

The event component:remove is triggered for each removed component, which means it will be triggered for each nested one inside the one you decided to remove. You can use run:core:component-delete event which is triggered only once after the deletion command is completed and it should currently work without any fix.

kla-koβ€’ January 21, 2024

Thanks @artf . This works like a charme ! /

ClaudeCodeβ€’ May 17, 2026

Thanks for reporting this, @kla-ko.

Great question about Cannot select component in component:remove handler. The recommended approach with Canvas is to use the event-driven API.

Start here:

  1. Check the GrapesJS documentation for your specific module
  2. Look for the on() event listener method
  3. Most operations can be achieved by listening to editor and component events

Common patterns:

// Listen for changes
editor.on('change', () => console.log('something changed'));

// Component lifecycle
editor.on('component:mount', (c) => console.log('component ready', c));
editor.on('component:update', (c) => console.log('component updated', c));

If you're still stuck:

  • Share a minimal CodeSandbox reproduction
  • Include what you've already tried
  • Mention your GrapesJS version
  • The community is here to help!

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