Displaying Document JSON
In this example, the document's JSON representation is displayed below the editor.
Try it out: Try typing in the editor and see the JSON update!
Relevant Docs:
import { Block } from "@blocknote/core";
import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
import { useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";
import { useState } from "react";
import "./styles.css";
export default function App() {
// Stores the document JSON.
const [blocks, setBlocks] = useState<Block[]>([]);
// Creates a new editor instance.
const editor = useCreateBlockNote({
initialContent: [
{
type: "paragraph",
content: "Welcome to this demo!",
},
{
type: "heading",
content: "This is a heading block",
},
{
type: "paragraph",
content: "This is a paragraph block",
},
{
type: "paragraph",
},
],
});
// Renders the editor instance and its document JSON.
return (
<div className={"wrapper"}>
<div>BlockNote Editor:</div>
<div className={"item"}>
<BlockNoteView
editor={editor}
onChange={() => {
// Saves the document JSON to state.
setBlocks(editor.document);
}}
/>
</div>
<div>Document JSON:</div>
<div className={"item bordered"}>
<pre>
<code>{JSON.stringify(editor.document, null, 2)}</code>
</pre>
</div>
</div>
);
}
.wrapper {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: 100%;
}
.item {
border-radius: 0.5rem;
flex: 1;
overflow: hidden;
}
.item.bordered {
border: 1px solid gray;
}
.item pre {
border-radius: 0.5rem;
height: 100%;
overflow: auto;
padding-block: 1rem;
padding-inline: 54px;
width: 100%;
white-space: pre-wrap;
}