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range

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comments.range : object

Current cell range, an object with from property, with row and col properties (e.q. {from: {row: 1, col: 6}}).

Methods

clearRange

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comments.clearRange()

Clears the currently selected cell.

destroy

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comments.destroy()

Destroys the plugin instance.

disablePlugin

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comments.disablePlugin()

Disables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

enablePlugin

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comments.enablePlugin()

Enables the plugin functionality for this Handsontable instance.

focusEditor

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comments.focusEditor()

Focuses the comments editor element.

getComment

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comments.getComment() ⇒ string | undefined

Gets comment from a cell according to previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Returns: string | undefined - Returns a content of the comment.

getCommentAtCell

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comments.getCommentAtCell(row, column) ⇒ string | undefined

Gets comment from a cell at the provided coordinates.

ParamTypeDescription
rownumberVisual row index.
columnnumberVisual column index.

Returns: string | undefined - Returns a content of the comment.

hide

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comments.hide()

Hides the comment editor.

isEnabled

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comments.isEnabled() ⇒ boolean

Checks if the plugin is enabled in the handsontable settings. This method is executed in Hooks#beforeInit hook and if it returns true then the Comments#enablePlugin method is called.

refreshEditor

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comments.refreshEditor([force])

Refreshes comment editor position and styling.

ParamTypeDefaultDescription
[force]booleanfalseoptional If true then recalculation will be forced.

removeComment

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comments.removeComment([forceRender])

Removes a comment from a cell according to previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

ParamTypeDefaultDescription
[forceRender]booleantrueoptional If set to true, the table will be re-rendered at the end of the operation.

removeCommentAtCell

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comments.removeCommentAtCell(row, column, [forceRender])

Removes a comment from a specified cell.

ParamTypeDefaultDescription
rownumberVisual row index.
columnnumberVisual column index.
[forceRender]booleantrueoptional If true, the table will be re-rendered at the end of the operation.

setComment

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comments.setComment(value)

Sets a comment for a cell according to the previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

ParamTypeDescription
valuestringComment contents.

setCommentAtCell

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comments.setCommentAtCell(row, column, value)

Sets a comment for a specified cell.

ParamTypeDescription
rownumberVisual row index.
columnnumberVisual column index.
valuestringComment contents.

setRange

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comments.setRange(range)

Sets the current cell range to be able to use general methods like Comments#setComment, Comments#removeComment, Comments#show.

ParamTypeDescription
rangeobjectObject with from property, each with row and col properties.

show

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comments.show() ⇒ boolean

Shows the comment editor accordingly to the previously set range (see Comments#setRange).

Returns: boolean - Returns true if comment editor was shown.

showAtCell

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comments.showAtCell(row, column) ⇒ boolean

Shows comment editor according to cell coordinates.

ParamTypeDescription
rownumberVisual row index.
columnnumberVisual column index.

Returns: boolean - Returns true if comment editor was shown.

updateCommentMeta

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comments.updateCommentMeta(row, column, metaObject)

Sets or update the comment-related cell meta.

ParamTypeDescription
rownumberVisual row index.
columnnumberVisual column index.
metaObjectobjectObject defining all the comment-related meta information.

updatePlugin

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comments.updatePlugin()

Updates the plugin’s state.

This method is executed when updateSettings() is invoked with any of the following configuration options: