@lapa/react-contenteditable

react-contenteditable

React component for a div with editable contents

Install

npm install react-contenteditable

Usage

import ContentEditable from 'react-contenteditable'

class MyComponent extends React.Component {
  constructor() {
    super()
    this.state = {html: "<b>Hello <i>World</i></b>"};
  };

  handleChange = evt => {
    this.setState({html: evt.target.value});
  };

  render = () => {
    return <ContentEditable
              html={this.state.html} // innerHTML of the editable div
              disabled={false}       // use true to disable editing
              onChange={this.handleChange} // handle innerHTML change
              tagName='article' // Use a custom HTML tag (uses a div by default)
            />
  };
};

Examples

You can try react-contenteditable right from your browser to see if it fits your project's needs:

• Simple example : just an editable <div> with a default value.
• Advanced example : custom tag, input sanitization, and rich text edition.