Integrating FCKeditor in ASP.Net
Introduction
In Basic ASP.NET, FCKeditor can be easily integrated. Here is the link where I found that. http://docs.fckeditor.net/FCKeditor_2.x/Developers_Guide/Integration/ASP.NET
However, to integrate FCKeditor in ASP.NET MVC environment, we have to follow some tricky steps. Here I will show how to integrate using core JavaScript as well as using JQuery.
Using JavaScript:
Step 1
Download the FCKeditor from http://www.fckeditor.net/download.
Step 2
Unzip the package and put in your project content directory. I liked to make a directory “Javascript” under “Content” directory and put “unzipped fckeditor” here. I have also put fckeditorapi.js in “Javascript” folder. You can get more information on FCKeditor API here
http://docs.fckeditor.net/FCKeditor_2.x/Developers_Guide/JavaScript_API
Step 3
I have added a MVC view file in Home folder and named it as “Fck.aspx”. To view this file, I included a method in HomeController, as follows.
/// <summary> /// Show FCK Editor View Page /// </summary> public void Show() { RenderView("Fck"); }
Step 4
In Fck.aspx, include the fckeditor.js and fckeditorapi.js file:
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../Content/Javascript/fckeditor/fckeditor.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../Content/Javascript/fckeditorapi.js"></script>
Include the following to replace textarea (named ‘content’) by FCKeditor. Here I have included InsertContent(), ShowContent() and ClearContent() methods to perform some extra actions.
<script type="text/javascript"> window.onload = function() { var oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor( 'content' ) ; oFCKeditor.BasePath = "/Content/Javascript/fckeditor/" ; oFCKeditor.Height = 300; oFCKeditor.ReplaceTextarea() ; } function InsertContent() { var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('content') ; var sample = document.getElementById("sample").value; oEditor.InsertHtml(sample); } function ShowContent() { var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('content') ; alert(oEditor.GetHTML()); } function ClearContent() { var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('content'); oEditor.SetHTML(""); } </script>
Here is the html content:
<div> <input id="sample" type="text" /> <input id="cmdInsert" type="button" value="Insert Content" onclick="InsertContent()" /> <input id="cmdClear" type="button" value="Clear Content" onclick="ClearContent()" /> <br /> <br /> <textarea id="content" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea> <br /> <input id="cmdShow" type="button" value="Show Content" onclick="ShowContent()" /> </div>
Step 5
Now build the application and run. Click the “FCK Editor” link and get the result.
Using JQuery
Step 1
Download JQuery from http://www.jquery.com. I have put jQuery-1.2.6.pack.js and jQuery.FCKEditor.js in my “Javascript” folder”.
Step 2
I have added a MVC view file in Home folder and named it as “FckJquery.aspx”. To view this file, I included a method in HomeController, as follows.
/// <summary> /// Show FCK Editor By JQuery /// </summary> public void View() { RenderView("FckJquery"); }
Step 3
In FckJquery.aspx, include the jquery-1.2.6.pack.js, fckeditor.js and jquery.FCKEditor.js file:
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../Content/Javascript/jquery-1.2.6.pack.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../Content/Javascript/fckeditor/fckeditor.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="../../Content/Javascript/jquery.FCKEditor.js"></script>
Include the following to replace textarea (named ‘content’) by FCKeditor. Here I have included InsertContent(), ShowContent() and ClearContent() methods to perform some extra actions.
<script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $.fck.config = {path: '/Content/Javascript/fckeditor/', height: 300 }; $('textarea#content').fck(); }); function InsertContent() { var sample = document.getElementById("sample").value; $.fck.insertHtml('fck1', sample); } function ShowContent() { alert($.fck.content('fck1', '')); } function ClearContent() { $.fck.clearHtml('fck1'); } </script>
Here is the html content:
<div> <input id="sample" type="text" /> <input id="cmdInsert" type="button" value="Insert Content" onclick="InsertContent()" /> <input id="cmdClear" type="button" value="Clear Content" onclick="ClearContent()" /> <br /> <br /> <textarea id="content" cols="30" rows="10"></textarea> <br /> <input id="cmdShow" type="button" value="Show Content" onclick="ShowContent()" /> </div>
Step 4
In jquery.FCKEditor.js file, I have included two functions. Function insertHtml() inserts html content into fckeditor and clearHtml() clears the content.
// insert Html Content insertHtml: function(i, v) { try{ var x = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance(i); if(v) x.InsertHtml(v); else return ''; } catch(e) { return ''; }; }, // clear Html Content clearHtml: function(i) { try{ var x = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance(i); x.SetHTML(''); } catch(e) { return ''; }; },
Step 5
Now build the application and run. Click the “FCK Editor By JQuery” link and get the result. Enjoy It!
Source Code
Here is the source code FCKeditorMvcDemo
References
http://www.fyneworks.com/jquery/FCKEditor
Conclusion
Next I will try to give some demonstration on how to build plugins in FCKeditor. Till then bye.