How to use draft js in react js?

December 21, 2024

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To use draft js you have to import draft js from Draft.js and react-draft-wysiwyg packages that’s how you can use draft js in react js.

Today, I am going to show you, how to use draft js in react js.

Installation

Install the following packages to use draft js in react js.

npm

npm install draft-js react-draft-wysiwyg

yarn

yarn add draft-js react-draft-wysiwyg

Table of contents

Install and create a new React app.
Import react component.
Create a Component.

Let’s start with the first step.

Step 1: Install and create a new React app.

First you have to install the React project. You should use create-react-app command to create a new React project.

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Step 2: Import react component.

After installing, you have to import your React component.

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { EditorState } from 'draft-js';
import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
import 'react-draft-wysiwyg/dist/react-draft-wysiwyg.css';

Step 3: Create a Component.

You can use <Editor/> to use draft js in react js.

<div className="App">
      <header className="App-header">
        Rich Text Editor Example
      </header>

      <Editor
        editorState={editorState}
        onEditorStateChange={setEditorState}
      />
    </div>

Use draft js example.

The below code is an example of a React. You have to import draft js from 'draft-js' and 'react-draft-wysiwyg' that’s how you can use draft js in react js.

App.js

import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { EditorState } from 'draft-js';
import { Editor } from 'react-draft-wysiwyg';
import 'react-draft-wysiwyg/dist/react-draft-wysiwyg.css';


function App() {
  const [editorState, setEditorState] = useState(
    () => EditorState.createEmpty(),
  );

  return (
    <div className="App">
      <header className="App-header">
        Rich Text Editor Example
      </header>

      <Editor
        editorState={editorState}
        onEditorStateChange={setEditorState}
      />
    </div>
  )
}

export default App;

In the above code example, I have used the 'react-draft-wysiwyg' to use draft js in react js.

Check the output of the above code.

All the best 👍