# Api Reference

## getValue(\[from, to])

Arguments : 

| Name | Type   | Default |          |
| ---- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| from | Number |         | optional |
| to   | Number |         | optional |

Return : `String`

```javascript
const value = iblize.getValue();
const subValue = iblize.getValue(0. 10); // just like a substring 
```

## setValue(text\[, recordHistory])

Arguments : 

| Name          | Type    | Default |          |
| ------------- | ------- | ------- | -------- |
| value         | String  |         | required |
| recordHistory | Boolean | true    | optional |

this method will replace current value with new value

```javascript
iblize.setValue("console.log('hello');");
```

## getOptions()

Return : `Object`

```javascript
const options = iblize.getOptions();
```

## setOptions(options)

Arguments : 

| Name    | Type   | Default |          |
| ------- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| options | Object |         | required |

update editor options [see all options](https://github.com/mcanam/iblize#options)

```javascript
iblize.setOptions({
    lineNumber: false,
    // etc
});
```

## getSelection()

Return : `Object { start, end, dir }` 

```javascript
const selection = iblze.getSelection();
```

## setSelection(start, end\[, dir])

Arguments : 

| Name  | Type   | Default |          |
| ----- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| start | Number |         | required |
| end   | Number |         | required |
| dir   | String | "none"  | optional |

```javascript
iblize.setSelection(10, 20);
```

## getCursor()

Return : `Number`

```javascript
const cursor = iblize.getCursor();
```

## setCursor(pos)

Arguments : 

| Name | Type   | Default |          |
| ---- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| pos  | Number |         | required |

## getActiveLine()

Return : `Number`

```javascript
const activeLine = iblize.getActiveLine();
```

## getTotalLine()

Return : `Number`

```javascript
const totalLine = iblize.getTotalLine();
```

## getLineValue(line)

Arguments : 

| Name | Type   | Default |          |
| ---- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| line | Number |         | required |

Return : `String`

```javascript
const lineValue = iblize.getLineValue(2);
```

## insertTab()

```javascript
iblize.insertTab()
```

## insertText(from, text\[, options])

Arguments : 

| Name    | Type   | Default |          |
| ------- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| from    | Number |         | required |
| to      | Number |         | required |
| options | Object |         | optional |

options properties : 

| Name          | Type   | Default | Accept Value                            |
| ------------- | ------ | ------- | --------------------------------------- |
| moveCursor    | Number |         |                                         |
| recordHistory | String | "after" | "before" \| "after" \| "both" \| "none" |

```javascript
iblize.insertText(10, "hai");

iblize.insertText(10, "hai", {
    moveCursor: 10 + 3
});
```

## removeText(from, to\[, options])

Arguments : 

| Name    | Type   | Default |          |
| ------- | ------ | ------- | -------- |
| from    | Number |         | required |
| to      | Number |         | required |
| options | Object |         | optional |

options properties : 

| Name          | Type   | Default | Accept Value                            |
| ------------- | ------ | ------- | --------------------------------------- |
| moveCursor    | Number |         |                                         |
| recordHistory | String | "after" | "before" \| "after" \| "both" \| "none" |

```javascript
iblize.removeText(10, 13);
```

## undo()

```javascript
iblize.undo();
```

## redo()

```javascript
iblize.redo();
```


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