restoreElement( )

Restores (shows) a widget element on the stage.

Description

The restoreElement() function returns a Promise that is resolved when the element is restored. You can only restore elements that are part of the widget with which the panel is associated.

The element selector is a string with the hash symbol (#) followed by the ID of the item you want to select (for example, "#myElement"). To use this function on an inner (nested) widget, use getScopedWixEditor().

Syntax

function restoreElement(selector: string): Promise<void>

restoreElement Parameters

NAME

TYPE

DESCRIPTION

selector

string

An element selector.

Returns

Fulfilled - when the element is restored.

Return Type:

Promise<void>

Related Content:

removeElement( ), isRemoved( )

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1import wixEditor from 'wix-editor';
2
3// ...
4
5wixEditor.restoreElement('#title');

Use a toggle switch to remove/restore a widget element

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1// In this example, we use a toggle switch to remove or restore an element in our widget.
2
3import wixEditor from 'wix-editor';
4
5$w.onReady(async function () {
6 $w('#toggleSwitch').onClick(async (event) => {
7   if (event.target.value) {
8      await wixEditor.removeElement('#title');
9   } else {
10     await wixEditor.restoreElement('#title');
11        }
12  });
13});