Canvas events
These are the input events that the editor interprets. Try moving your cursor, dragging, using modifier keys, etc.
import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
import { TLEventInfo, Tldraw } from 'tldraw'
import 'tldraw/tldraw.css'
// There's a guide at the bottom of this file!
export default function CanvasEventsExample() {
const [events, setEvents] = useState<any[]>([])
const handleEvent = useCallback((data: TLEventInfo) => {
setEvents((events) => {
const newEvents = events.slice(0, 100)
if (
newEvents[newEvents.length - 1] &&
newEvents[newEvents.length - 1].type === 'pointer' &&
data.type === 'pointer' &&
data.target === 'canvas'
) {
newEvents[newEvents.length - 1] = data
} else {
newEvents.unshift(data)
}
return newEvents
})
}, [])
return (
<div style={{ display: 'flex' }}>
<div style={{ width: '50%', height: '100vh' }}>
<Tldraw
onMount={(editor) => {
editor.on('event', (event) => handleEvent(event))
}}
/>
</div>
<div
style={{
width: '50%',
height: '100vh',
padding: 8,
background: '#eee',
border: 'none',
fontFamily: 'monospace',
fontSize: 12,
borderLeft: 'solid 2px #333',
display: 'flex',
flexDirection: 'column-reverse',
overflow: 'auto',
whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
}}
onCopy={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
>
<div>{JSON.stringify(events, undefined, 2)}</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
/*
This example shows how to listen to canvas events. This includes things like pointer and
keyboard events, but not things such as undo/redo, create/delete shapes, etc. Those are store events.
To listen to changes to the store, check out the store events example.
*/
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