In this article, we will explain how to disable object selection by dragging in FabricJS. In the FabricJS canvas we can basically click anywhere and select an area and any object in that area will be selected. In this article we will learn how to disable this behavior
new fabric.Canvas(element: HTMLElement|String, {selection: boolean}: Object)
Elements - This parameter is the
Options (optional) - This parameter is an object that provides additional information about our Canvas for customization. Using this parameter, you can change properties such as color, cursor, border width, and many other properties related to the canvas. The selection parameter indicates whether selection should be enabled. The default value for this key is True.
True, which is also the default value. Let's see how the canvas behaves with selection enabled.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library--> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h2>Disabling the selection of objects on a canvas</h2> <p>Here you can select the object as the selection key is True</p> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> <script> // Initiate a canvas instance var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas", { selection: true }); // Creating an instance of the fabric.Circle class var cir = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 40, fill: "#87a96b", left: 30, top: 20, }); // Adding it to the canvas canvas.add(cir); canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth); canvas.setHeight(250); </script> </body> </html>
False, then we will no longer be able to select objects by dragging.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <!-- Adding the Fabric JS Library--> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fabric.js/510/fabric.min.js"></script> </head> <body> <h2>Disabling the selection of objects on a canvas</h2> <p> Here you cannot select an area around the object as the selection key is set to False.</p> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> <script> //Initiate a canvas instance var canvas = new fabric.Canvas("canvas", { selection: false }); //creating an instance of the fabric.Circle class var cir = new fabric.Circle({ radius: 40, fill: "#87a96b", left: 30, top: 20, }); //adding it to the canvas canvas.add(cir); canvas.setWidth(document.body.scrollWidth); canvas.setHeight(250); </script> </body> </html>
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