contenteditable change events

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I want to run a function when a user edits the content of a div with contenteditable attribute. What's the equivalent of an onchange event?

I'm using jQuery so any solutions that uses jQuery is preferred. Thanks!

contenteditable html jquery javascript
21 Answers

const p = document.querySelector('p')
const result = document.querySelector('div')
const observer = new MutationObserver((mutationRecords) => {
  result.textContent = mutationRecords[0].target.data
  // result.textContent = p.textContent
})
observer.observe(p, {
  characterData: true,
  subtree: true,
})
<p contenteditable>abc</p>
<div />

user_31217680

Here's what worked for me:

   var clicked = {} 
   $("[contenteditable='true']").each(function(){       
        var id = $(this).attr("id");
        $(this).bind('focus', function() {
            // store the original value of element first time it gets focus
            if(!(id in clicked)){
                clicked[id] = $(this).html()
            }
        });
   });

   // then once the user clicks on save
   $("#save").click(function(){
            for(var id in clicked){
                var original = clicked[id];
                var current = $("#"+id).html();
                // check if value changed
                if(original != current) save(id,current);
            }
   });
user_5944160

In Angular 2+

<div contentEditable (input)="type($event)">
   Value
</div>


@Component({
  ...
})
export class ContentEditableComponent {

 ...

 type(event) {
   console.log(event.data) // <-- The pressed key
   console.log(event.path[0].innerHTML) // <-- The content of the div 
 }
}
user_24883490

You need to use input event type

Demo

HTML

<div id="editor" contenteditable="true" >Some text here</div>

JS

const input = document.getElementById('editor');


input.addEventListener('input', updateValue);

function updateValue(e) {
  console.log(e.target);
}

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user_87253950

For me, I want to check the input is valid or not.

If valid, then update, Otherwise show an error message and keep the value as same as before.

Skill: When you edit done, usually, it will trigger the blur event.

Example

<span contenteditable="true">try input somethings.</span>
<script>
  const elem = document.querySelector(`span`)
  let oldValue = elem.innerText
  elem.onkeydown = (keyboardEvent) => {
    if (keyboardEvent.key === "Enter") {
      elem.blur() // set focusout
    }
  }
  elem.onblur = (e) => {
    const curValue = elem.innerText
    if (curValue === oldValue) {
      return
    }
    if (curValue.length <= 50) { //  Input your conditions.
      //  fail
      elem.innerText = oldValue
      
      // (Optional) Add error message
      elem.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", `<span style="margin-left:5px;color:red">error length=${curValue.length}. Must greater than 50. undo to the previous value.</span>`)
      const errMsg = elem.querySelector(`span`)
      setTimeout(() => errMsg.remove(), 3500) // wait 3.5 second, and then remove it.
      return
    }
    //  OK, update
    oldValue = curValue
  }
</script>

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