for people who are wondering how to add a custom combobox in nicEdit, here is my blog post to display a custom dropdown with dynamic values
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Through editing NiceEdit js file we can add custom Combo box in NicEdit
Through Following way we can add dropdown or combobox to NicEdit. You can get dropdown value from database through ajax call and show it in NicEdit
First of all download and implement NicEdit on aspx page
Download the NiceEdit js file and you can enable it by following code (http://nicedit.com/)
<div style="height: 700px; width: 70%; overflow: scroll"> <div id="sample"><script type="text/javascript" src="../scripts/nicEdit.js"></script><script src="../nicExample/nicExample.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
bkLib.onDomLoaded(function () {
// nicEditors.allTextAreas()
new nicEditor({ fullPanel: true }).panelInstance('area2');});</script>
<h4>NicEdit Textarea</h4><textarea name="area2" id="area2" style="width: 70%; height: 700px"> </textarea>
</div></div>
Now add getddlData() Ajax function in niceEdit.js file in the end of the file
// AJAX call
function getddlData() {
var ajaxResponse;
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: 'NicEdit.aspx/GetBookMarkData', // AJAX call to fecth dropdown data
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
dataType: "json",
async: false,
cache: false,
// Text file name
success: function (response) {
// //alert(data.d); // or do some other data processing
// //return data.d;
ajaxResponse = response;
}
});
return ajaxResponse.d;
}
// Add a webMethod in codebehind (.cs file) to fetech dropdown value into nicedit
[WebMethod]
public static string GetBookMarkData()
{
///Also you can get DB's data here
/// (2 responses dropdown values being filled : 'drop down Value', drop down Text)
/// Need DB data in , seprated list Formate: @@Test@@,TestOne, TestOne, @@Test2@@,Test2,Test2
string sbookmarkData = "<<Test_Name>>,Test Name,<<Test_Add>>,Test Add,<<Test_Location>>,Test Location,<<Test_City>>,Test City,<<Test_Phone>>,Test Phone";
return sbookmarkData;
}
Now open NicEdit js file and copy (Line no 1552) or search following line:
var nicEditorFontFormatSelect = nicEditorSelect.extend({
Copy complete function and create another one by changing names etc
var nicEditorInsertBookmark = nicEditorSelect.extend({
/* By Pankaj Sharma : Not Needed Now */
sel: {
'[[Location]]': "Test Name",
pre: "Test Address",
h6: "Test City",
h5: "Test State",
h4: "Test Zip",
h3: "Test ABC",
h2: "Test One",
},
init: function () {
/* Pankaj Sharma */
this.setDisplay("Insert Bookmark");
var response = getddlData();
var responseArr = response.split(",");
var strings = [];
//for (itm in this.sel) {
// // var A = itm.toUpperCase();
// //this.add( A, this.sel[itm] )
// }
for (i = 0; i < responseArr.length; i++) {
strings.push([responseArr[i], responseArr[i + 1]]);
i = i + 1;
}
for (var i in strings) {
this.add(strings[i][0], strings[i][1]);
}
/* END HERE*/
},
});
Got to line no 1230 or search following line:
var nicSelectOptions = {
buttons: {
Add following below fontFormat function
'CustomBookmark': {
name: __('Insert Bookmark'),
type: 'nicEditorInsertBookmark', //
command: 'InsertBookmark' //InsertBookmark
}
now updated function should look like this
var nicSelectOptions = {
buttons: {
'fontSize': {
name: __('Select Font Size'),
type: 'nicEditorFontSizeSelect',
command: 'fontsize'
},
'fontFamily': {
name: __('Select Font Family'),
type: 'nicEditorFontFamilySelect',
command: 'fontname'
},
'fontFormat': {
name: __('Select Font Format'),
type: 'nicEditorFontFormatSelect',
command: 'formatBlock'
},
'CustomBookmark': {
name: __('Insert Bookmark'),
type: 'nicEditorInsertBookmark', //
command: 'InsertBookmark' //InsertBookmark
}
}
};
Now goto line 1385 or
update: function (A) {
Change it to
update: function (A) {
// alert(this.options.command);
if (this.options.command == 'InsertBookmark') {+
var editor = nicEditors.findEditor("area2");
var range = editor.getRng();
var editorField = editor.selElm();
editorField.nodeValue = editorField.nodeValue.substring(0, range.startOffset) + A + editorField.nodeValue.substring(range.endOffset, editorField.nodeValue.length);
}
else {
// alert(A);
/* END HERE */
this.ne.nicCommand(this.options.command, A);
}
this.close()
}
On DropDown options click This will add Drop down value in text Editor on cursor position.
END, you should able to see results
