Plain Text / Code Editor

The aceeditor element is great for editing HTML, CSS, JSON, or any other type of code in your app. This is the same element that is used by throughout the BetterForms interface.

Key	Value(s)	Type	Description
type	aceeditor	string
lang		string	code language options: html, javascript, markdown, plain_text, css, json
model		string, object or array	the field or JSON node of the model used for the source
getAsJSON	optional	boolean	if true, the model is stringified for editing. This allows you to edit the JSON directly in the MODEL (vs it being stored as a string (all other languages)
height	optional	string	default of 700px else element height can be specified 300px, 70% are valid values.
theme	optional	string	The theme used in the editor
readOnly	optional	boolean	If true, the editor content cannot be edited.
foldDepth	optional	number	Applies code folding when the editor first loads.
gutterclick	optional	function	Callback fired when the gutter is clicked and the current line can be parsed as a JSON key/value pair.

Notes:

• Supported languages in the component include html, javascript, markdown, plain_text, css, and json.
• Built-in themes loaded by BetterForms include chrome, solarized_light, and dracula.
• When getAsJSON is true, the editor reads and writes the model as parsed JSON rather than a plain string.

Example

// Sample JSON editor ( will put stringified json text into the model field )
{
  "getAsJSON": false,
  "height": "500px",
  "label": "EDIT Some JSON",
  "lang": "json",
  "model": "sourceCode",
  "styleClasses": "col-md-12",
  "type": "aceeditor"
}