FocusTracker (utils)
@ckeditor/ckeditor5-utils/src/focustracker
Allows observing a group of DOM Element
s or view instances whether at least one of them (or their child)
is focused.
Used by the Editor
in order to track whether the focus is still within the application,
or were used outside of its UI.
Note focus
and blur
listeners use event capturing, so it is only needed to register wrapper Element
which contain other focusable
elements. But note that this wrapper element has to be focusable too
(have e.g. tabindex="-1"
).
Check out the "Deep dive into focus tracking" guide to learn more.
Filtering
Properties
-
List of registered DOM elements.
Note: The list does do not include elements from
externalViews
. -
readonly
externalViews : Array<ViewWithFocusTracker>
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#externalViews
List of external focusable views that contribute to the state of this focus tracker. See
add
to learn more. -
The currently focused element.
While
isFocused
remainstrue
, the focus can move between different UI elements. This property tracks those elements and tells which one is currently focused.Note: The values of this property are restricted to
elements
or elements registered inexternalViews
. -
True when one of the registered
elements
orexternalViews
is focused. -
List of registered DOM elements.
-
internal
_externalViews : Set<ViewWithFocusTracker>
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#_externalViews
List of views with external focus trackers that contribute to the state of this focus tracker.
-
Asynchronous blur event timeout.
Methods
-
constructor()
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#constructor
-
add( elementOrView ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#add
Starts tracking a specified DOM element or a
View
instance.- If a DOM element is passed, the focus tracker listens to the
focus
andblur
events on this element. Tracked elements are listed inelements
. - If a
View
instance is passed that has aFocusTracker
instance (ViewWithFocusTracker
), the external focus tracker's state (isFocused
,focusedElement
) starts contributing to the current tracker instance. This allows for increasing the "reach" of a focus tracker instance, by connecting two or more focus trackers together when DOM elements they track are located in different subtrees in DOM. External focus trackers are listed inexternalViews
. - If a
View
instance is passed that has noFocusTracker
(not aViewWithFocusTracker
), itselement
is used to track focus like any other DOM element.
Parameters
elementOrView : Element | View<HTMLElement>
Returns
void
- If a DOM element is passed, the focus tracker listens to the
-
inherited
bind( bindProperty1, bindProperty2 ) → DualBindChain<K1, FocusTracker[ K1 ], K2, FocusTracker[ K2 ]>
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#bind:DUAL_BIND
Binds observable properties to other objects implementing the
Observable
interface.Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.
Consider two objects: a
button
and an associatedcommand
(bothObservable
).A simple property binding could be as follows:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled' );
or even shorter:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command );
which works in the following way:
button.isEnabled
instantly equalscommand.isEnabled
,- whenever
command.isEnabled
changes,button.isEnabled
will immediately reflect its value.
Note: To release the binding, use
unbind
.You can also "rename" the property in the binding by specifying the new name in the
to()
chain:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isWorking' );
It is possible to bind more than one property at a time to shorten the code:
button.bind( 'isEnabled', 'value' ).to( command );
which corresponds to:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command ); button.bind( 'value' ).to( command );
The binding can include more than one observable, combining multiple data sources in a custom callback:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled', ui, 'isVisible', ( isCommandEnabled, isUIVisible ) => isCommandEnabled && isUIVisible );
Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a
button
to multiple commands (alsoObservables
) so that each and every one of them must be enabled for the button to become enabled, use the following code:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).toMany( [ commandA, commandB, commandC ], 'isEnabled', ( isAEnabled, isBEnabled, isCEnabled ) => isAEnabled && isBEnabled && isCEnabled );
Type parameters
K1
K2
Parameters
bindProperty1 : K1
Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).
bindProperty2 : K2
Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).
Returns
DualBindChain<K1, FocusTracker[ K1 ], K2, FocusTracker[ K2 ]>
The bind chain with the
to()
andtoMany()
methods.
-
inherited
bind( bindProperties ) → MultiBindChain
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#bind:MANY_BIND
Binds observable properties to other objects implementing the
Observable
interface.Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.
Consider two objects: a
button
and an associatedcommand
(bothObservable
).A simple property binding could be as follows:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled' );
or even shorter:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command );
which works in the following way:
button.isEnabled
instantly equalscommand.isEnabled
,- whenever
command.isEnabled
changes,button.isEnabled
will immediately reflect its value.
Note: To release the binding, use
unbind
.You can also "rename" the property in the binding by specifying the new name in the
to()
chain:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isWorking' );
It is possible to bind more than one property at a time to shorten the code:
button.bind( 'isEnabled', 'value' ).to( command );
which corresponds to:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command ); button.bind( 'value' ).to( command );
The binding can include more than one observable, combining multiple data sources in a custom callback:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled', ui, 'isVisible', ( isCommandEnabled, isUIVisible ) => isCommandEnabled && isUIVisible );
Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a
button
to multiple commands (alsoObservables
) so that each and every one of them must be enabled for the button to become enabled, use the following code:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).toMany( [ commandA, commandB, commandC ], 'isEnabled', ( isAEnabled, isBEnabled, isCEnabled ) => isAEnabled && isBEnabled && isCEnabled );
Parameters
bindProperties : Array<'off' | 'on' | 'once' | 'listenTo' | 'stopListening' | 'fire' | 'delegate' | 'stopDelegating' | 'set' | 'bind' | 'unbind' | 'decorate' | 'remove' | 'add' | 'destroy' | 'isFocused' | 'focusedElement' | '_elements' | '_externalViews' | 'elements' | 'externalViews'>
Observable properties that will be bound to other observable(s).
Returns
MultiBindChain
The bind chain with the
to()
andtoMany()
methods.
-
inherited
bind( bindProperty ) → SingleBindChain<K, FocusTracker[ K ]>
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#bind:SINGLE_BIND
Binds observable properties to other objects implementing the
Observable
interface.Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of property bindings with some additional examples.
Consider two objects: a
button
and an associatedcommand
(bothObservable
).A simple property binding could be as follows:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled' );
or even shorter:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command );
which works in the following way:
button.isEnabled
instantly equalscommand.isEnabled
,- whenever
command.isEnabled
changes,button.isEnabled
will immediately reflect its value.
Note: To release the binding, use
unbind
.You can also "rename" the property in the binding by specifying the new name in the
to()
chain:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isWorking' );
It is possible to bind more than one property at a time to shorten the code:
button.bind( 'isEnabled', 'value' ).to( command );
which corresponds to:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command ); button.bind( 'value' ).to( command );
The binding can include more than one observable, combining multiple data sources in a custom callback:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'isEnabled', ui, 'isVisible', ( isCommandEnabled, isUIVisible ) => isCommandEnabled && isUIVisible );
Using a custom callback allows processing the value before passing it to the target property:
button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).to( command, 'value', value => value === 'heading1' );
It is also possible to bind to the same property in an array of observables. To bind a
button
to multiple commands (alsoObservables
) so that each and every one of them must be enabled for the button to become enabled, use the following code:button.bind( 'isEnabled' ).toMany( [ commandA, commandB, commandC ], 'isEnabled', ( isAEnabled, isBEnabled, isCEnabled ) => isAEnabled && isBEnabled && isCEnabled );
Type parameters
K
Parameters
bindProperty : K
Observable property that will be bound to other observable(s).
Returns
SingleBindChain<K, FocusTracker[ K ]>
The bind chain with the
to()
andtoMany()
methods.
-
Turns the given methods of this object into event-based ones. This means that the new method will fire an event (named after the method) and the original action will be plugged as a listener to that event.
Read more in the dedicated guide covering the topic of decorating methods with some additional examples.
Decorating the method does not change its behavior (it only adds an event), but it allows to modify it later on by listening to the method's event.
For example, to cancel the method execution the event can be stopped:
class Foo extends ObservableMixin() { constructor() { super(); this.decorate( 'method' ); } method() { console.log( 'called!' ); } } const foo = new Foo(); foo.on( 'method', ( evt ) => { evt.stop(); }, { priority: 'high' } ); foo.method(); // Nothing is logged.
Note: The high priority listener has been used to execute this particular callback before the one which calls the original method (which uses the "normal" priority).
It is also possible to change the returned value:
foo.on( 'method', ( evt ) => { evt.return = 'Foo!'; } ); foo.method(); // -> 'Foo'
Finally, it is possible to access and modify the arguments the method is called with:
method( a, b ) { console.log( `${ a }, ${ b }` ); } // ... foo.on( 'method', ( evt, args ) => { args[ 0 ] = 3; console.log( args[ 1 ] ); // -> 2 }, { priority: 'high' } ); foo.method( 1, 2 ); // -> '3, 2'
Parameters
methodName : 'off' | 'on' | 'once' | 'listenTo' | 'stopListening' | 'fire' | 'delegate' | 'stopDelegating' | 'set' | 'bind' | 'unbind' | 'decorate' | 'remove' | 'add' | 'destroy' | 'isFocused' | 'focusedElement' | '_elements' | '_externalViews' | 'elements' | 'externalViews'
Name of the method to decorate.
Returns
void
-
inherited
delegate( events ) → EmitterMixinDelegateChain
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#delegate
Delegates selected events to another
Emitter
. For instance:emitterA.delegate( 'eventX' ).to( emitterB ); emitterA.delegate( 'eventX', 'eventY' ).to( emitterC );
then
eventX
is delegated (fired by)emitterB
andemitterC
along withdata
:emitterA.fire( 'eventX', data );
and
eventY
is delegated (fired by)emitterC
along withdata
:emitterA.fire( 'eventY', data );
Parameters
events : Array<string>
Event names that will be delegated to another emitter.
Returns
-
destroy() → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#destroy
Destroys the focus tracker by:
- Disabling all event listeners attached to tracked elements or external views.
- Removing all tracked elements and views that were previously added.
Returns
void
-
inherited
fire( eventOrInfo, args ) → GetEventInfo<TEvent>[ 'return' ]
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#fire
Fires an event, executing all callbacks registered for it.
The first parameter passed to callbacks is an
EventInfo
object, followed by the optionalargs
provided in thefire()
method call.Type parameters
Parameters
eventOrInfo : GetNameOrEventInfo<TEvent>
The name of the event or
EventInfo
object if event is delegated.args : TEvent[ 'args' ]
Additional arguments to be passed to the callbacks.
Returns
GetEventInfo<TEvent>[ 'return' ]
By default the method returns
undefined
. However, the return value can be changed by listeners through modification of theevt.return
's property (the event info is the first param of every callback).
-
inherited
listenTo( emitter, event, callback, [ options ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#listenTo:DOM_EMITTER
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired in a specific (emitter) object.
Events can be grouped in namespaces using
:
. When namespaced event is fired, it additionally fires all callbacks for that namespace.// myEmitter.on( ... ) is a shorthand for myEmitter.listenTo( myEmitter, ... ). myEmitter.on( 'myGroup', genericCallback ); myEmitter.on( 'myGroup:myEvent', specificCallback ); // genericCallback is fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup' ); // both genericCallback and specificCallback are fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:myEvent' ); // genericCallback is fired even though there are no callbacks for "foo". myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:foo' );
An event callback can stop the event and set the return value of the
fire
method.Type parameters
Parameters
emitter : Emitter
The object that fires the event.
event : TEvent[ 'name' ]
The name of the event.
callback : GetCallback<TEvent>
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : CallbackOptions
Additional options.
Returns
void
-
inherited
listenTo( emitter, event, callback, [ options ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#listenTo:BASE_EMITTER
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired in a specific (emitter) object.
Events can be grouped in namespaces using
:
. When namespaced event is fired, it additionally fires all callbacks for that namespace.// myEmitter.on( ... ) is a shorthand for myEmitter.listenTo( myEmitter, ... ). myEmitter.on( 'myGroup', genericCallback ); myEmitter.on( 'myGroup:myEvent', specificCallback ); // genericCallback is fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup' ); // both genericCallback and specificCallback are fired. myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:myEvent' ); // genericCallback is fired even though there are no callbacks for "foo". myEmitter.fire( 'myGroup:foo' );
An event callback can stop the event and set the return value of the
fire
method.Type parameters
Parameters
emitter : Emitter
The object that fires the event.
event : TEvent[ 'name' ]
The name of the event.
callback : GetCallback<TEvent>
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : GetCallbackOptions<TEvent>
Additional options.
Returns
void
-
inherited
listenTo( emitter, event, callback, [ options ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#listenTo:HTML_EMITTER
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired in a specific Emitter or DOM Node. It is backwards compatible with
listenTo
.Type parameters
K : extends keyof DomEventMap
Parameters
emitter : Window | Node
The object that fires the event.
event : K
The name of the event.
callback : ( FocusTracker, EventInfo<string, unknown>, DomEventMap[ K ] ) => void
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : object
Additional options.
Returns
void
-
Stops executing the callback on the given event. Shorthand for
this.stopListening( this, event, callback )
.Parameters
event : string
The name of the event.
callback : Function
The function to stop being called.
Returns
void
-
Registers a callback function to be executed when an event is fired.
Shorthand for
this.listenTo( this, event, callback, options )
(it makes the emitter listen on itself).Type parameters
Parameters
event : TEvent[ 'name' ]
The name of the event.
callback : GetCallback<TEvent>
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : GetCallbackOptions<TEvent>
Additional options.
Returns
void
-
Registers a callback function to be executed on the next time the event is fired only. This is similar to calling
on
followed byoff
in the callback.Type parameters
Parameters
event : TEvent[ 'name' ]
The name of the event.
callback : GetCallback<TEvent>
The function to be called on event.
[ options ] : GetCallbackOptions<TEvent>
Additional options.
Returns
void
-
remove( elementOrView ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#remove
Stops tracking focus in the specified DOM element or a view instance. See
add
to learn more.Parameters
elementOrView : Element | View<HTMLElement>
Returns
void
-
Creates and sets the value of an observable properties of this object. Such a property becomes a part of the state and is observable.
It accepts a single object literal containing key/value pairs with properties to be set.
This method throws the
observable-set-cannot-override
error if the observable instance already has a property with the given property name. This prevents from mistakenly overriding existing properties and methods, but means thatfoo.set( 'bar', 1 )
may be slightly slower thanfoo.bar = 1
.In TypeScript, those properties should be declared in class using
declare
keyword. In example:public declare myProp1: number; public declare myProp2: string; constructor() { this.set( { 'myProp1: 2, 'myProp2: 'foo' } ); }
Parameters
values : object
An object with
name=>value
pairs.
Returns
void
-
Creates and sets the value of an observable property of this object. Such a property becomes a part of the state and is observable.
This method throws the
observable-set-cannot-override
error if the observable instance already has a property with the given property name. This prevents from mistakenly overriding existing properties and methods, but means thatfoo.set( 'bar', 1 )
may be slightly slower thanfoo.bar = 1
.In TypeScript, those properties should be declared in class using
declare
keyword. In example:public declare myProp: number; constructor() { this.set( 'myProp', 2 ); }
Type parameters
K
Parameters
name : K
The property's name.
value : FocusTracker[ K ]
The property's value.
Returns
void
-
inherited
stopDelegating( [ event ], [ emitter ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#stopDelegating
Stops delegating events. It can be used at different levels:
- To stop delegating all events.
- To stop delegating a specific event to all emitters.
- To stop delegating a specific event to a specific emitter.
Parameters
[ event ] : string
The name of the event to stop delegating. If omitted, stops it all delegations.
[ emitter ] : Emitter
(requires
event
) The object to stop delegating a particular event to. If omitted, stops delegation ofevent
to all emitters.
Returns
void
-
inherited
stopListening( [ emitter ], [ event ], [ callback ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#stopListening:BASE_STOP
Stops listening for events. It can be used at different levels:
- To stop listening to a specific callback.
- To stop listening to a specific event.
- To stop listening to all events fired by a specific object.
- To stop listening to all events fired by all objects.
Parameters
[ emitter ] : Emitter
The object to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all objects.
[ event ] : string
(Requires the
emitter
) The name of the event to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all events fromemitter
.[ callback ] : Function
(Requires the
event
) The function to be removed from the call list for the givenevent
.
Returns
void
-
inherited
stopListening( [ emitter ], [ event ], [ callback ] ) → void
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#stopListening:DOM_STOP
Stops listening for events. It can be used at different levels: It is backwards compatible with
listenTo
.- To stop listening to a specific callback.
- To stop listening to a specific event.
- To stop listening to all events fired by a specific object.
- To stop listening to all events fired by all objects.
Parameters
[ emitter ] : Window | Node | Emitter
The object to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all objects.
[ event ] : string
(Requires the
emitter
) The name of the event to stop listening to. If omitted, stops it for all events fromemitter
.[ callback ] : Function
(Requires the
event
) The function to be removed from the call list for the givenevent
.
Returns
void
-
Removes the binding created with
bind
.// Removes the binding for the 'a' property. A.unbind( 'a' ); // Removes bindings for all properties. A.unbind();
Parameters
unbindProperties : Array<'off' | 'on' | 'once' | 'listenTo' | 'stopListening' | 'fire' | 'delegate' | 'stopDelegating' | 'set' | 'bind' | 'unbind' | 'decorate' | 'remove' | 'add' | 'destroy' | 'isFocused' | 'focusedElement' | '_elements' | '_externalViews' | 'elements' | 'externalViews'>
Observable properties to be unbound. All the bindings will be released if no properties are provided.
Returns
void
-
Adds a DOM element to the focus tracker and starts listening to the
focus
andblur
events on it.Parameters
element : Element
Returns
void
-
Adds an external view instance to this focus tracker and makes it contribute to this focus tracker's state either by its
View#element
or by itsView#focusTracker
instance.Parameters
view : ViewWithFocusTracker
Returns
void
-
Clears currently
focusedElement
and setsisFocused
false
.This method uses
setTimeout()
to change order ofblur
andfocus
events calls, ensuring that moving focus between two elements within a single focus tracker's scope, will not cause[ blurA, focusB ]
sequence but just[ focusB ]
. The former would cause a momentary change of#isFocused
tofalse
which is not desired because any logic listening to a focus tracker state would experience UI flashes and glitches as the user focus travels across the UI.Returns
void
-
-
Stores currently focused element as
focusedElement
and setsisFocused
true
.Parameters
element : Element
Returns
void
-
-
Removes an external view instance from this focus tracker.
Parameters
view : ViewWithFocusTracker
Returns
void
Events
-
change:focusedElement( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:change:focusedElement
Fired when the
focusedElement
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
focusedElement
).value : null | Element
New value of the
focusedElement
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : null | Element
Old value of the
focusedElement
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
change:isFocused( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:change:isFocused
Fired when the
isFocused
property changed value.Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isFocused
).value : boolean
New value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
inherited
change:{property}( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:change:{property}
Fired when a property changed value.
observable.set( 'prop', 1 ); observable.on<ObservableChangeEvent<number>>( 'change:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `${ propertyName } has changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); } ); observable.prop = 2; // -> 'prop has changed from 1 to 2'
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
The property name.
value : TValue
The new property value.
oldValue : TValue
The previous property value.
-
set:focusedElement( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:set:focusedElement
Fired when the
focusedElement
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
focusedElement
).value : null | Element
New value of the
focusedElement
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : null | Element
Old value of the
focusedElement
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
set:isFocused( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:set:isFocused
Fired when the
isFocused
property is going to be set but is not set yet (before thechange
event is fired).Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
Name of the changed property (
isFocused
).value : boolean
New value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if operation should remove property.oldValue : boolean
Old value of the
isFocused
property with given key ornull
, if property was not set before.
-
inherited
set:{property}( eventInfo, name, value, oldValue )
module:utils/focustracker~FocusTracker#event:set:{property}
Fired when a property value is going to be set but is not set yet (before the
change
event is fired).You can control the final value of the property by using the event's
return
property.observable.set( 'prop', 1 ); observable.on<ObservableSetEvent<number>>( 'set:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `Value is going to be changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); console.log( `Current property value is ${ observable[ propertyName ] }` ); // Let's override the value. evt.return = 3; } ); observable.on<ObservableChangeEvent<number>>( 'change:prop', ( evt, propertyName, newValue, oldValue ) => { console.log( `Value has changed from ${ oldValue } to ${ newValue }` ); } ); observable.prop = 2; // -> 'Value is going to be changed from 1 to 2' // -> 'Current property value is 1' // -> 'Value has changed from 1 to 3'
Note: The event is fired even when the new value is the same as the old value.
Parameters
eventInfo : EventInfo
An object containing information about the fired event.
name : string
The property name.
value : TValue
The new property value.
oldValue : TValue
The previous property value.
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