monster.ui.markdownEditor()

The monster.ui.markdownEditor() method converts a simple textarea into a markdown editor.

Syntax

monster.ui.markdownEditor(target[, options]);

Parameters

Key	Description	Type	Default	Required
target	A jQuery object to be converted into a markdown editor.	jQuery		true
options	List of options used to instantiate a markdown editor (available options).	Object(#/options)		false

Description

The monster.ui.markdownEditor() method converts a simple textarea element into a powerful markdown editor which is specified by the target parameter. The toolbar can be customized or hidden completely, please see markdownEditor docs for reference.

To initialize the default markdown editor, the only parameter needed is target:

var $target = $('#textarea-element');

monster.ui.markdownEditor($target);

Examples

Hide toolbar

var $target = $('#textarea-element');
var overrideOptions = {
  toolbar: false
};

monster.ui.markdownEditor($target, overrideOptions);