GapCursor.near and GapCursor.findFrom error

1

The following code produces an error:

const tr = state.tr;
const hr = state.schema.nodes.hr.create();
tr.replaceSelectionWith(hr);
if (tr.selection instanceof NodeSelection) {
	const near = GapCursor.near(tr.selection.$to, 1);
	tr.setSelection(near);
}

dispatch(tr);

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I’ve had to resort to doing this instead:

const near = TextSelection.near(tr.selection.$to, 1);
tr.setSelection(
	new GapCursor(near.$to, near.$to)
);

The error strikes me as a bit strange, so I figured I’d ask if it could be a bug before I dive too deep into figuring out what I’m doing wrong. It happens with GapCursor.findFrom as well.

2

I’m not sure what the error is, but GapCursor.near is just the inherited static method Selection.near, so I very much doubt it does what you are looking for here.

3

Interesting – I wonder then why using GapCursor.near results in an error and Selection.near does not :confused:

I was hoping to use this to create a gap cursor in the nearest valid position. Is there a better way?

4

But yeah, I think I’m confused about what Selection.near is for, especially in the derived classes. I just realized that TextSelection.near can sometimes result in a NodeSelection :thinking: