Method openEditor

handsontable/src/editorManager.ts:169–211

* Open editor with initial value. * * @param {null|string} newInitialValue New value from which editor will start if handled property it's not the `null`. * @param {Event} event The event object. * @param {boolean} [enableFullEditMode=false] When true, an editor works in full editing mod

(newInitialValue: string | null, event: Event, enableFullEditMode = false)

   *                                             when arrow keys are pressed.
   */
  openEditor(newInitialValue: string | null, event: Event, enableFullEditMode = false) {
    if (!this.isCellEditable()) {
      this.clearActiveEditor();

      return;
    }

    const selection = this.hot.getSelectedRangeActive();
    let allowOpening = this.hot.runHooks(
      'beforeBeginEditing',
      selection!.highlight.row,
      selection!.highlight.col,
      newInitialValue,
      event,
      enableFullEditMode,
    );

    // If the above hook does not return boolean then the default behavior is applied which disallows opening
    // an editor after double mouse click for non-contiguous selection (while pressing Ctrl/Cmd) and
    // for multiple selected cells (while pressing SHIFT).
    if (event instanceof MouseEvent && typeof allowOpening !== 'boolean') {
      allowOpening = this.hot.selection.getLayerLevel() === 0 && selection!.isSingle();
    }

    if (allowOpening === false) {
      this.clearActiveEditor();

      return;
    }

    if (!this.activeEditor) {
      this.hot.scrollToFocusedCell();
      this.prepareEditor();
    }

    if (this.activeEditor) {
      if (enableFullEditMode) {
        this.activeEditor.enableFullEditMode();
      }

      this.activeEditor.beginEditing(newInitialValue, event);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Close editor, finish editing cell.