Setting the text content programmatically clears it in the canvas
Try using the .getEl method on the component then setting the element directly.
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GrapesJS version [X] I confirm to use the latest version of GrapesJS What browser are you using? v126 Reproducible demo link https://jsfiddle.net/r5062suy/1/ Describe the bug How to reproduce the bug?Run the demo link (https://jsfiddle.net/r5062suy/1/)See that I try to update the text in the div from "Hello world!!" to "test" through editor.getWrapper().find('.test-text')[0].set('content', 'test').However, it clears out the text instead. What is the expected behavior? It updates the text content correctly. What is the current behavior? It clears it out instead. Code of Conduct [X] I agree to...
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Try using the .getEl method on the component then setting the element directly.
Problem with this is that when you export the HTML, it returns the old text.
@mannyyang where did you find the usage of set('content', ...? It's more like private property and you should never use it.
To update inner components programmatically use component.components('test')
The issue you're encountering stems from a common misunderstanding of how GrapesJS handles component properties, specifically the distinction between the content and text properties for text-based components. Root Cause In GrapesJS, the content property of a component is generally used to define or...
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