Can the editable component ref be exposed?

Can the editable component ref be exposed? I want to trigger the events brought by the component through the similar refEditor.current.onCut()

[msenejoa]

One way around this issue: in parent component: const editorRef = useRef() and pass that down as a prop, in your slate component you can set that ref in a useEffect hook:

useEffect(()=> {
     editorRef.current = ReactEditor.toDOMNode(editor, editor)
, []}

The parent component will now have access to the editor ref as editorRef.current

[cameracker]

It seems like most people want the ref for focusing or for positioning purposes.

For focusing, there’s a helper that focuses, ReactEditor.focus(). It’s usually most successful in a setTimeout.

For positioning, you can get the dom node with ReactEditor.toDOMNode(editor, editor) as @msenejoa mentioned, or you could also wrap the editor in a div or some simple element that you grab a ref for.

Are there any use cases that aren’t covered by these existing solutions? This is sounding like a problem with the docs and less a missing feature