setContent command

The setContent command replaces the document with new content. You can pass JSON or HTML. It's basically the same as setting the content on initialization.

See also: insertContent, clearContent

Parameters

content

The new content as string (JSON or HTML), Fragment, or ProseMirror Node. The editor will only render what's allowed according to the schema.

options

Optional configuration object with the following properties:

parseOptions?: Record<string, any> Options to configure the parsing. Read more about parseOptions in the ProseMirror documentation.

errorOnInvalidContent?: boolean Whether to throw an error if the content is invalid.

emitUpdate?: boolean (true) Whether to emit an update event. Defaults to true (Note: This changed from false in v2).

Examples

// Plain text
editor.commands.setContent('Example Text')

// HTML
editor.commands.setContent('<p>Example Text</p>')

// JSON
editor.commands.setContent({
  type: 'doc',
  content: [
    {
      type: 'paragraph',
      content: [
        {
          type: 'text',
          text: 'Example Text',
        },
      ],
    },
  ],
})

// With options
editor.commands.setContent('<p>Example Text</p>', {
  emitUpdate: false,
  parseOptions: {
    preserveWhitespace: 'full',
  },
  errorOnInvalidContent: true,
})