Method constructor

src/SplitText.ts:317–349

(elements: SplitTextTarget, config: SplitTextConfig)

	_split: () => void;

	constructor(elements: SplitTextTarget, config: SplitTextConfig) {
		_initIfNecessary();
		this.elements = _elements(elements);
		this.chars = [];
		this.words = [];
		this.lines = [];
		this.masks = [];
		this.vars = config;
		this.elements.forEach((el: HTMLElement) => { // avoid re-splitting the same element multiple times
			config.overwrite !== false && (el as any)[_splitProp]?._data.orig.filter(({element}: SplitTextOriginal) => element === el).forEach(_revertOriginal);
			(el as any)[_splitProp] = this; // set the split prop to the current instance
		});
		this._split = () => this.isSplit && this.split(this.vars);
		let orig: SplitTextOriginal[] = [],
			timerId: number,
			checkWidths = () => {
				let i: number = orig.length,
					o: SplitTextOriginal;
				while (i--) {
					o = orig[i];
					let w: number = (o.element as HTMLElement).offsetWidth;
					if (w !== o.width) {
						o.width = w;
						this._split();
						return;
					}
				}
			};
		this._data = {orig: orig, obs: typeof(ResizeObserver) !== "undefined" && new ResizeObserver(() => { clearTimeout(timerId); timerId = setTimeout(checkWidths, 200) as unknown as number})};
		
		_context(this);
		this.split(config);
	}

	split(config: SplitTextConfig) {
		(this._ctx || _defaultContext).add(() => {