slate/docs/api/point.md

Point

Point objects refer to a specific location in a text node in a Slate document. Its path refers to the location of the node in the tree, and its offset refers to distance into the node's string of text. Points may only refer to Text nodes.

interface Point {
  path: Path
  offset: number
  [key: string]: unknown
}

Static methods

• Retrieval methods
• Check methods
• Transform method

Retrieval methods

Point.compare(point: Point, another: Point): -1 | 0 | 1

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

Check methods

Point.isAfter(point: Point, another: Point): boolean

Check if a point is after another.

Point.isBefore(point: Point, another: Point): boolean

Check if a point is before another.

Point.equals(point: Point, another: Point): boolean

Check if a point is exactly equal to another.

Point.isPoint(value: any): value is Point

Check if a value implements the Point interface.

Transform methods

Point.transform(point: Point, op: Operation, options?): Point | null

Transform a point by an op.

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