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CropperImage ​

The CropperImage interface provides properties and methods for manipulating the layout and presentation of <cropper-image> elements.

Examples ​

Basic ​

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The default width and height of this element is 0.

With image source ​

Limit boundaries ​

Details
vue
<template>
  <div class="cropper-container">
    <form>
      <fieldset>
        <legend>Image Fit:</legend>
        <input
          id="inputImageFitContain"
          v-model="imageFit"
          type="radio"
          name="imageFit"
          value="contain"
        >
        <label for="inputImageFitContain">contain</label>
        <input
          id="inputImageFitCover"
          v-model="imageFit"
          type="radio"
          name="imageFit"
          value="cover"
        >
        <label for="inputImageFitCover">cover</label>
        <input
          id="inputImageFitNone"
          v-model="imageFit"
          type="radio"
          name="imageFit"
          value="none"
        >
        <label for="inputImageFitNone">none</label>
      </fieldset>
    </form>
    <cropper-canvas
      ref="cropperCanvas"
      :key="imageFit"
      background
    >
      <cropper-image
        ref="cropperImage"
        :src="src"
        alt="Picture"
        rotatable
        scalable
        skewable
        translatable
        @transform="onCropperImageTransform"
      />
      <cropper-handle
        action="move"
        plain
      />
    </cropper-canvas>
  </div>
</template>

<script lang="ts">
import type CropperCanvas from '@cropper/element-canvas';
import type CropperImage from '@cropper/element-image';

const { BASE_URL } = import.meta.env;

export default {
  name: 'CropperImageExample',
  data() {
    return {
      src: `${BASE_URL}picture.jpg`,
      imageFit: 'contain',
    };
  },
  methods: {
    onCropperImageTransform(event: CustomEvent) {
      const cropperCanvas = this.$refs.cropperCanvas as CropperCanvas;

      if (!cropperCanvas || this.imageFit === 'none') {
        return;
      }

      const cropperImage = this.$refs.cropperImage as CropperImage;
      const cropperCanvasRect = cropperCanvas.getBoundingClientRect();

      // 1. Clone the cropper image.
      const cropperImageClone = cropperImage.cloneNode() as CropperImage;

      // 2. Apply the new matrix to the cropper image clone.
      cropperImageClone.style.transform = `matrix(${event.detail.matrix.join(', ')})`;

      // 3. Make the cropper image clone invisible.
      cropperImageClone.style.opacity = '0';

      // 4. Append the cropper image clone to the cropper canvas.
      cropperCanvas.appendChild(cropperImageClone);

      // 5. Compute the boundaries of the cropper image clone.
      const cropperImageRect = cropperImageClone.getBoundingClientRect();

      // 6. Remove the cropper image clone.
      cropperCanvas.removeChild(cropperImageClone);

      if (
        (this.imageFit === 'contain' && (
          (
            cropperImageRect.top > cropperCanvasRect.top
            && cropperImageRect.right < cropperCanvasRect.right
          )
          || (
            cropperImageRect.right < cropperCanvasRect.right
            && cropperImageRect.bottom < cropperCanvasRect.bottom
          )
          || (
            cropperImageRect.bottom < cropperCanvasRect.bottom
            && cropperImageRect.left > cropperCanvasRect.left
          )
          || (
            cropperImageRect.left > cropperCanvasRect.left
            && cropperImageRect.top > cropperCanvasRect.top
          )
        ))
        || (this.imageFit === 'cover' && (
          cropperImageRect.top > cropperCanvasRect.top
          || cropperImageRect.right < cropperCanvasRect.right
          || cropperImageRect.bottom < cropperCanvasRect.bottom
          || cropperImageRect.left > cropperCanvasRect.left
        ))
      ) {
        event.preventDefault();
      }
    },
  },
};
</script>

<style lang="scss" scoped>
.cropper-container {
  border: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
  border-radius: 0.375rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  margin-top: 1rem;
  padding: 1.25rem 1.5rem;

  fieldset {
    border: 1px solid var(--vp-c-divider);
    border-radius: 0.375rem;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
    padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem 0.75rem 0.75rem;

    > input {
      margin: 0 0.25rem 0 0;
      transform: translateY(-0.5px);
      vertical-align: middle;
    }

    > label {
      margin-right: 0.5rem;
    }
  }

  cropper-canvas {
    height: 320px;
  }
}
</style>

Properties ​

Inherits properties from its parent, CropperElement, and implements the following properties:

NameTypeDefaultOptionsDescription
initial-center-sizestring"contain""contain", "cover"Indicates the initial size of the image when aligned with the center of its parent element.
rotatablebooleanfalse-Indicates whether this element is rotatable.
scalablebooleanfalse-Indicates whether this element is scalable.
skewablebooleanfalse-Indicates whether this element is skewable.
slottablebooleanfalse-Indicates whether this element is slottable.
translatablebooleanfalse-Indicates whether this element is translatable.

The built-in <img> element will inherit the following attributes by default:

  • alt
  • crossorigin
  • decoding
  • importance
  • loading
  • referrerpolicy
  • sizes
  • src
  • srcset

Methods ​

$ready ​

  • Syntax:

    • $ready()
    • $ready(callback)
  • Arguments:

    • callback:
      • Type: Function
      • The callback to execute after successfully loading the image.
  • Returns:

    • Type: Promise
    • A promise that resolves to the image element.
  • Example:

    js
    const cropperImage = new CropperImage();
    
    cropperImage.$ready((image) => {
      console.log(image.naturalWidth, image.naturalHeight);
    });
    cropperImage.src = '/cropperjs/v2/picture.jpg';

Defers the callback to execute after successfully loading the image.

$center ​

  • Syntax:
    • $center()
    • $center(size)
  • Arguments:
    • size:
      • Type: string
      • Options: "contain", and "cover".
      • The size of the image.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Aligns the image to the center of its parent element.

$move ​

  • Syntax:
    • $move(x)
    • $move(x, y)
  • Arguments:
    • x:
      • Type: number
      • The moving distance in the horizontal direction.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: x
      • The moving distance in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Moves the image.

$moveTo ​

  • Syntax:
    • $moveTo(x)
    • $moveTo(x, y)
  • Arguments:
    • x:
      • Type: number
      • The new position in the horizontal direction.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: x
      • The new position in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Moves the image to a specific position.

$rotate ​

  • Syntax: $rotate(angle)
  • Arguments:
    • angle:
      • Type: number | string
      • The rotation angle (in radians). The default unit is rad.
    • x:
      • Type: number
      • Default: The center of the image in the horizontal.
      • The rotation origin in the horizontal.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: The center of the image in the vertical.
      • The rotation origin in the vertical.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.
  • Examples:
    • $rotate(0.8)
    • $rotate('0.8rad')
    • $rotate('45deg')
    • $rotate('50grad')
    • $rotate('0.1turn')
    • $rotate('90deg', 0, 0)

Rotates the image. It is similar to CSS function rotate() or CanvasRenderingContext2D.rotate().

$zoom ​

  • Syntax:

    • $zoom(scale)
    • $zoom(scale, x, y)
  • Arguments:

    • scale:
      • Type: number
      • The zoom factor. Positive numbers for zooming in, and negative numbers for zooming out.
    • x:
      • Type: number
      • Default: The center of the image in the horizontal.
      • The zoom origin in the horizontal.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: The center of the image in the vertical.
      • The zoom origin in the vertical.
  • Returns:

    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.
  • Examples:

    js
    cropperImage.$zoom(0.1); // Zoom in 10%
    cropperImage.$zoom(-0.1); // Zoom out 10%
    cropperImage.$zoom(0.1, 0, 0); // Zoom in from the top-left corner
    cropperImage.$zoom(-0.1, 0, 0); // Zoom out from the top-left corner

Zooms the image.

$scale ​

  • Syntax:

    • $scale(x)
    • $scale(x, y)
  • Arguments:

    • x:
      • Type: number
      • The scaling factor in the horizontal direction.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: x
      • The scaling factor in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:

    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.
  • Examples:

    js
    cropperImage.$scale(1.1); // Zoom in 10%
    cropperImage.$scale(0.9); // Zoom out 10%
    cropperImage.$scale(-1); // Flip both the horizontal and vertical directions
    cropperImage.$scale(-1, 1); // Flip the horizontal direction
    cropperImage.$scale(1, -1); // Flip the vertical direction

Scales the image. It is similar to CSS function scale() or CanvasRenderingContext2D.scale().

$skew ​

  • Syntax:
    • $skew(x)
    • $skew(x, y)
  • Arguments:
    • x:
      • Type: number | string
      • The skewing angle in the horizontal direction. The default unit is rad.
    • y:
      • Type: number | string
      • Default: x
      • The skewing angle in the vertical direction. The default unit is rad.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.
  • Examples:
    • $skew(0.8)
    • $skew('0.8rad')
    • $skew('45deg')
    • $skew('50grad')
    • $skew('0.1turn')
    • $skew(0, 0.8)

Skews the image. It is similar to CSS function skew().

$translate ​

  • Syntax:
    • $translate(x)
    • $translate(x, y)
  • Arguments:
    • x:
      • Type: number
      • The translating distance in the horizontal direction.
    • y:
      • Type: number
      • Default: x
      • The translating distance in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Translates the image. It is similar to CSS function translate() or CanvasRenderingContext2D.translate().

$transform ​

  • Syntax: $transform(a, b, c, d, e, f)
  • Arguments:
    • a:
      • Type: number
      • The scaling factor in the horizontal direction.
    • b:
      • Type: number
      • The skewing angle in the vertical direction.
    • c:
      • Type: number
      • The skewing angle in the horizontal direction.
    • d:
      • Type: number
      • The scaling factor in the vertical direction.
    • e:
      • Type: number
      • The translating distance in the horizontal direction.
    • f:
      • Type: number
      • The translating distance in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Transforms the image. It is similar to CSS function matrix() or CanvasRenderingContext2D.transform().

$setTransform ​

  • Syntax:
    • $setTransform(a, b, c, d, e, f)
    • $setTransform(a)
  • Arguments:
    • a:
      • Type: number | Array
      • The scaling factor in the horizontal direction, or the transformation matrix.
    • b:
      • Type: number
      • The skewing angle in the vertical direction.
    • c:
      • Type: number
      • The skewing angle in the horizontal direction.
    • d:
      • Type: number
      • The scaling factor in the vertical direction.
    • e:
      • Type: number
      • The translating distance in the horizontal direction.
    • f:
      • Type: number
      • The translating distance in the vertical direction.
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Resets (overrides) the current transform to the specific identity matrix, and then invokes a transform described by the arguments of this method. This lets you scale, rotate, translate (move), and skew the context. It is similar to CanvasRenderingContext2D.setTransform().

$getTransform ​

  • Syntax: $getTransform()
  • Returns:
    • Type: Array
    • The current transformation matrix of the element.

Retrieves the current transformation matrix being applied to the element. It is similar to CanvasRenderingContext2D.getTransform().

$resetTransform ​

  • Syntax:
    • $resetTransform()
  • Alternatives:
    • $setTransform(1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0)
    • $setTransform([1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0])
  • Returns:
    • Type: CropperImage
    • The element instance for chaining.

Resets the current transform to the initial identity matrix. It is similar to CanvasRenderingContext2D.resetTransform().

Events ​

transform ​

  • Event:
    • event.bubbles: true
    • event.cancelable: true
    • event.composed: true
    • event.detail:
      • Type: Object
      • The transform information of the image.
    • event.detail.matrix:
      • Type: Array
      • The new (next) matrix object.
    • event.detail.oldMatrix:
      • Type: Array
      • The old (current) matrix object.

The event is fired when the transform CSS property of the element is going to change.

Slots ​

There are no available slots in this element.

You can enable the default slot by setting the slottable property to true:

html
<cropper-image slottable></cropper-image>

Released under the MIT License.