Parsing Markdown to Blocks
This example shows how you can convert HTML content to a BlockNote document.
Note that the editor itself is locked for editing by setting editable
to false
.
Try it out: Edit the Markdown in the textarea to see the BlockNote document update!
Relevant Docs:
import "@blocknote/core/fonts/inter.css";
import { useCreateBlockNote } from "@blocknote/react";
import { BlockNoteView } from "@blocknote/mantine";
import "@blocknote/mantine/style.css";
import { ChangeEvent, useCallback, useEffect } from "react";
import "./styles.css";
const initialMarkdown = "Hello, **world!**";
export default function App() {
// Creates a new editor instance.
const editor = useCreateBlockNote();
const markdownInputChanged = useCallback(
async (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
// Whenever the current Markdown content changes, converts it to an array of
// Block objects and replaces the editor's content with them.
const blocks = await editor.tryParseMarkdownToBlocks(e.target.value);
editor.replaceBlocks(editor.document, blocks);
},
[editor],
);
// For initialization; on mount, convert the initial Markdown to blocks and replace the default editor's content
useEffect(() => {
async function loadInitialHTML() {
const blocks = await editor.tryParseMarkdownToBlocks(initialMarkdown);
editor.replaceBlocks(editor.document, blocks);
}
loadInitialHTML();
}, [editor]);
// Renders the Markdown input and editor instance.
return (
<div className="views">
<div className="view-wrapper">
<div className="view-label">Markdown Input</div>
<div className="view">
<code>
<textarea
defaultValue={initialMarkdown}
onChange={markdownInputChanged}
/>
</code>
</div>
</div>
<div className="view-wrapper">
<div className="view-label">Editor Output</div>
<div className="view">
<BlockNoteView editor={editor} editable={false} />
</div>
</div>
</div>
);
}
.views {
container-name: views;
container-type: inline-size;
display: flex;
flex-direction: row;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 8px;
height: 100%;
padding: 8px;
}
.view-wrapper {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
height: calc(50% - 4px);
width: 100%;
}
@container views (width > 1024px) {
.view-wrapper {
height: 100%;
width: calc(50% - 4px);
}
}
.view-label {
color: #0090ff;
display: flex;
font-size: 12px;
font-weight: bold;
justify-content: space-between;
margin-inline: 16px;
}
.view {
border: solid #0090ff 1px;
border-radius: 16px;
flex: 1;
height: 0;
padding: 8px;
}
.view .bn-container {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
max-width: none;
padding: 0;
}
.view .bn-editor {
height: 100%;
overflow: auto;
}
.view textarea {
background-color: #0090ff20;
border: none;
border-radius: 8px;
flex: 1;
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
overflow: auto;
padding: 8px;
resize: none;
white-space: pre-wrap;
width: 100%;
}