Instance methods

The ClassicEditor returned by createClassicEditor() is the main CMS application handle.

Method	Result and behavior
getData()	Canonical HTML string
setData(source)	Replace canonical content
focus()	Focus the editing surface
setReadonly(value)	Change readonly state
setWorkspaceView(view)	void or Promise; consistently await it
save() / retrySave()	Promise; requires a save adapter
destroy()	Promise; release owned resources

Do not use a destroyed handle. Access commands and services through the public classic.editor interface rather than private fields.

Checked code

export async function withHost(host: HTMLElement) {
    const editor = await createClassicEditor(host, { data: '<p>Hello</p>' });
    editor.setData('<p>Updated</p>');
    const html = editor.getData();
    editor.setReadonly(true);
    await editor.destroy(); // Before removing the host element.
    return html;
}

Checked against the published types; see imports and types for imports.

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