API
Location Types

Path

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Path arrays are a list of indexes that describe a node's exact position in a Slate node tree. Although they are usually relative to the root Editor object, they can be relative to any Node object.

TypeScript


Static methods

Retrieval methods

Path.ancestors(path: Path, options: { reverse?: boolean } = {}): Path[]

Get a list of ancestor paths for a given path.

The paths are sorted from deepest to shallowest ancestor. However, if the reverse: true option is passed, they are reversed.

Path.common(path: Path, another: Path): Path

Get the common ancestor path of two paths.

Path.compare(path: Path, another: Path): -1 | 0 | 1

Compare a path to another, returning an integer indicating whether the path was before, at, or after the other.

Note: Two paths of unequal length can still receive a 0 result if one is directly above or below the other. If you want exact matching, use [[Path.equals]] instead.

Path.levels(path: Path, options?): Path[]

Get a list of paths at every level down to a path. Note: this is the same as Path.ancestors, but including the path itself.

The paths are sorted from shallowest to deepest. However, if the reverse: true option is passed, they are reversed.

Options: {reverse?: boolean}

Path.next(path: Path): Path

Given a path, get the path to the next sibling node.

Path.parent(path: Path): Path

Given a path, return a new path referring to the parent node above it.

Path.previous(path: Path): Path

Given a path, get the path to the previous sibling node.

Path.relative(path: Path, ancestor: Path): Path

Get a path relative to an ancestor.

Check methods

Check some attribute of a path. Always returns a boolean.

Path.endsAfter(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path ends after one of the indexes in another.

Path.endsAt(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path ends at one of the indexes in another.

Path.endsBefore(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path ends before one of the indexes in another.

Path.equals(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is exactly equal to another.

Path.hasPrevious(path: Path): boolean

Check if the path of previous sibling node exists

Path.isAfter(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is after another.

Path.isAncestor(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is an ancestor of another.

Path.isBefore(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is before another.

Path.isChild(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is a child of another.

Path.isCommon(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is equal to or an ancestor of another.

Path.isDescendant(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is a descendant of another.

Path.isParent(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is the parent of another.

Path.isPath(value: any): value is Path

Check is a value implements the Path interface.

Path.isSibling(path: Path, another: Path): boolean

Check if a path is a sibling of another.

Transform method

Path.transform(path: Path, operation: Operation, options?): Path | null

Transform a path by an operation.

Options: { affinity?: 'forward' | 'backward' | null }

Updated 08 May 2024
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