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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: {@attach ...} |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Attachments are functions that run in an [effect]($effect) when an element is mounted to the DOM or when [state]($state) read inside the function updates. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Optionally, they can return a function that is called before the attachment re-runs, or after the element is later removed from the DOM. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 10 | +> Attachments are available in Svelte 5.29 and newer. |
| 11 | +
|
| 12 | +```svelte |
| 13 | +<!--- file: App.svelte ---> |
| 14 | +<script> |
| 15 | + /** @type {import('svelte/attachments').Attachment} */ |
| 16 | + function myAttachment(element) { |
| 17 | + console.log(element.nodeName); // 'DIV' |
| 18 | +
|
| 19 | + return () => { |
| 20 | + console.log('cleaning up'); |
| 21 | + }; |
| 22 | + } |
| 23 | +</script> |
| 24 | +
|
| 25 | +<div {@attach myAttachment}>...</div> |
| 26 | +``` |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +An element can have any number of attachments. |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +## Attachment factories |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +A useful pattern is for a function, such as `tooltip` in this example, to _return_ an attachment ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE3VT0XLaMBD8lavbDiaNCUlbHhTItG_5h5AH2T5ArdBppDOEMv73SkbGJGnH47F9t3un3TsfMyO3mInsh2SW1Sa7zlZKo8_E0zHjg42pGAjxBPxp7cTvUHOMldLjv-IVGUbDoUw295VTlh-WZslqa8kxsLL2ACtHWxh175NffnQfAAGikSGxYQGfPEvGfPSIWtOH0TiBVo2pWJEBJtKhQp4YYzjG9JIdcuMM5IZqHMPioY8vOSA997zQoevf4a7heO7cdp34olRiTGr07OhwH1IdoO2A7dLMbwahZq6MbRhKZWqxk7rBxTGVbuHmhCgb5qDgmIx_J6XtHHukHTrYYqx_YpzYng8aO4RYayql7hU-1ZJl0akqHBE_D9KLolwL-Dibzc7iSln9XjtqTF1UpMkJ2EmXR-BgQErsN4pxIJKr0RVO1qrxAqaTO4fbc9bKulZm3cfDY3aZDgvFGErWjmzhN7KmfX5rXyDeX8Pt1mU-hXjdBOrtuB97vK4GPUtmJ41XcRMEGDLD8do0nJ73zhUhSlyRw0t3vPqD8cjfLs-axiFgNBrkUd9Ulp50c-GLxlXAVlJX-ffpZyiSn7H0eLCUySZQcQdXlxj4El0Yv_FZvIKElqqGTruVLhzu7VRKCh22_5toOyxsWqLwwzK-cCbYNdg-hy-p9D7sbiZWUnts_wLUOF3CJgQAAA==)): |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +```svelte |
| 35 | +<!--- file: App.svelte ---> |
| 36 | +<script> |
| 37 | + import tippy from 'tippy.js'; |
| 38 | +
|
| 39 | + let content = $state('Hello!'); |
| 40 | +
|
| 41 | + /** |
| 42 | + * @param {string} content |
| 43 | + * @returns {import('svelte/attachments').Attachment} |
| 44 | + */ |
| 45 | + function tooltip(content) { |
| 46 | + return (element) => { |
| 47 | + const tooltip = tippy(element, { content }); |
| 48 | + return tooltip.destroy; |
| 49 | + }; |
| 50 | + } |
| 51 | +</script> |
| 52 | +
|
| 53 | +<input bind:value={content} /> |
| 54 | +
|
| 55 | +<button {@attach tooltip(content)}> |
| 56 | + Hover me |
| 57 | +</button> |
| 58 | +``` |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +Since the `tooltip(content)` expression runs inside an [effect]($effect), the attachment will be destroyed and recreated whenever `content` changes. The same thing would happen for any state read _inside_ the attachment function when it first runs. (If this isn't what you want, see [Controlling when attachments re-run](#Controlling-when-attachments-re-run).) |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +## Inline attachments |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +Attachments can also be created inline ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE71Wf3OaWBT9KoyTTnW3MS-I3dYmnWXVtnRAazRJzbozRSQEApiRhwKO333vuY8m225m_9yZGOT9OPfcc84D943UTfxGr_G7K6Xr3TVeNW7D2M8avT_3DVk-YAoDNF4vNB8e2tnWjyXGlm7mPzfurVPpp5JgGmeZtwkf5PtFupCxLzVvHa832rl2lElX-s2Xm2DZFNqp_hs-rZetd4v07ORpT3qmQHu7MF2td0BZp8k6z_xkvfXP902_pZ2_1_aYWEiqm0kN8I4r79qbdZ6umnq3q_2iNf22F4dE6qt2oimwdpim_uY6XMm7Fuo-IQT_iTD_CeGTHwZ38ieIJUFQRxirR1Xf39Dw0X5z0I72Af4tD61vvPNwWKQnqmfPTbduhsEd2J3vO_oBd3dc6fF2X7umNdWGf0vBRhSS6qoV7cCXfTXWfKmvWG61_si_vfU92Wz-E4RhsLhNIYinsox9QKGVd8-tuACCeKXRX12P-T_eKf7fhTq0Hvt-f3ailtSeoxJHRo1-58NoPe1UiBc1hkL8Yeh45y_vQ3mcuNl9T8s3cXPRWLnS7YWJG_gn2Tb4tUjid8jua-PVl08j_ab8I14mH8Llx0s5Tz5Err4ql52r_GYg0mVy1bEGZuD0ze64b5TWYFiM-16wSuJ4JT5vfVpDcztrcG_YkRU4s6HxufzDWF4XuVeJ1P10IbzBemt3Vp1V2e04ZXfrJd7Wicyd039brRIv_RIVu_nXi7X1cfL2sy66ztToUp1TO7qJ7NlwZ0f30pld5qNSVE5o6PbMojFHjgZB7oSicPpGteyLclQap7SvY0dXtM_LR1NT2JFHey3aaxa0VxCeYJ7RMHemoiCcgPZV9pR7o7kgcOjeGliYk9hjDZx8FAq6enwlTPSZj_vYPw9Il64dXdIY8ZmapzwfEd8-1ZyaxWhqkIZOibXUd-6Upqi1pD4uMicCV1GA_7zi73UN8BaF4sC8peJtMjfmjbHZBFwq5ov50qRaE0l96NZggnW4KqypYRAW-uhSz9ADvklwJF2J-5W0Z5fQPBhDX92R6I_0IFxRgDftge4l4dP-gH1hjD7uqU6fsOEZ9UNrCdPB-nys6uXgY6O3ZMd9sy5T9PghqrWHdjo4jB51CgLiKJaDYYA-7WgYONf1FbjkI-mE3EAfUY_rijfuJ_CVPaR50oe9JF7Q0pI8Dw3osxxYHdYPGbp2CnwHF8KvwJv2wEv0Z3ilQI6U9uwbZxbYJXvEmjjQjjCHkvNLvNg3yhzXQd1olamsT4IRrZmX0MUDpwL7R8zzHj7pSh9hPHFSHjLezKqAST51uC5zmtQ87skDUaneLokT5RbXkPWSYz53Abgjc8_o4KFGUZ-Hgv2Z1l5OTYM9D-HfUD0L-EwxH5wRnIG61gS-khfgY1bq7IAP_DA4l5xRuh9xlm8yGjutc8t-wHtkhWv3hc7aqGwiK5KzgvM5xRkZYn193uEln-su55j1GaIv7oM4iPrsVHiG0Dx7TR9-1lBfqFdwfvSd5LNL5xyZVp5NoHFZ57FkfiF6vKs4k5zvIfrX5xX6MXmt0gM5MTu8DjnhukrHHzTRd3jm0dma0_f_x5cxP9f4jBdqHvmbq2fUjzqcKh2Cp-yWj9ntcHanXmBXxhu7Q--eyjhfNFpaV7zgz4nWEUb7zUOhpevjjf_gu_KZ99pxFlZ-T3sttkmYqrco_26q35v0Ewzv5EZPbnL_8BfduWGMnyyN3q0bZ_7hb_7KG_L4CQAA)): |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +```svelte |
| 67 | +<!--- file: App.svelte ---> |
| 68 | +<canvas |
| 69 | + width={32} |
| 70 | + height={32} |
| 71 | + {@attach (canvas) => { |
| 72 | + const context = canvas.getContext('2d'); |
| 73 | +
|
| 74 | + $effect(() => { |
| 75 | + context.fillStyle = color; |
| 76 | + context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height); |
| 77 | + }); |
| 78 | + }} |
| 79 | +></canvas> |
| 80 | +``` |
| 81 | + |
| 82 | +> [!NOTE] |
| 83 | +> The nested effect runs whenever `color` changes, while the outer effect (where `canvas.getContext(...)` is called) only runs once, since it doesn't read any reactive state. |
| 84 | +
|
| 85 | +## Passing attachments to components |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +When used on a component, `{@attach ...}` will create a prop whose key is a [`Symbol`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Symbol). If the component then [spreads](/tutorial/svelte/spread-props) props onto an element, the element will receive those attachments. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +This allows you to create _wrapper components_ that augment elements ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE3VUS3ObMBD-KxvajnFqsJM2PhA7TXrKob31FjITAbKtRkiMtDhJPfz3LiAMdpxhGJvdb1_fPnaeYjn3Iu-WIbJ04028lZDcetHDzsO3olbVApI74F1RhHbLJdayhFl-Sp5qhVwhufEWNjWiwJtYxSjyQhsEFEXxBiujcxg1_8O_dnQ9APwsEbVyiHDafjrvDZCgkiO4MLCEzxYZcn90z6XUZ6OxA61KlaIgV6i1pFC-sxjDrlbHaDiWRoGvdMbHsLzp5DES0mJnRxGaRBvcBHb7yFUTCQeunEWYcYtGv12TqgFUDbCK1WLaM6IWQhUlQiJUFm2ZLPly51xXMG0Rjoyd69C7UqqG2nu95QZyXvtvLVpri2-SN4hoLXXCZFfhQ8aQBU1VgdEaH_vSgyBZR_BpPp_vi0tY-rw2ulRZkGqpTQRbZvwa2BPgFC8bgbw31CbjJjAsE6WNYBZeGp7vtQXLMqHWnZx-5kM1TR5ycpkZXQR2wzL94l8Ur1C_3-g168SfQf1MyfRi3LW9fs77emJEw5QV9SREoLTq06tcczq7d6xEUcJX2vAhO1b843XK34e5unZEMBr15ekuKEusluWAF8lXhE2ZTP2r2RcIHJ-163FPKerCgYJLOB9i4GvNwviI5-gAQiFFBk3tBTOU3HFXEk0R8o86WvUD64aINhv5K3oRmpJXkw8uxMG6Hh6JY9X7OwGSqfUy9tDG3sHNoEi0d_d_fv9qndxRU0VClFqo3KVo3U655Hnt1PXB3Qra2Y2QGdEwgTAMCxopsoxOe6SD0gD8movDhT0LAnhqlE8gVCpLWnRoV7OJCkFAwEXitrYL1W7p7pbiE_P7XH6E_rihODm5s52XtiH9Ekaw0VgI9exadWL1uoEYjPtg2672k5szsxbKyWB2fdT0w5Y_0hcT8oXOlRetmLS8-g-6TLXXQgYAAA==)): |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +```svelte |
| 92 | +<!--- file: Button.svelte ---> |
| 93 | +<script> |
| 94 | + /** @type {import('svelte/elements').HTMLButtonAttributes} */ |
| 95 | + let { children, ...props } = $props(); |
| 96 | +</script> |
| 97 | +
|
| 98 | +<!-- `props` includes attachments --> |
| 99 | +<button {...props}> |
| 100 | + {@render children?.()} |
| 101 | +</button> |
| 102 | +``` |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +```svelte |
| 105 | +<!--- file: App.svelte ---> |
| 106 | +<script> |
| 107 | + import tippy from 'tippy.js'; |
| 108 | + import Button from './Button.svelte'; |
| 109 | +
|
| 110 | + let content = $state('Hello!'); |
| 111 | +
|
| 112 | + /** |
| 113 | + * @param {string} content |
| 114 | + * @returns {import('svelte/attachments').Attachment} |
| 115 | + */ |
| 116 | + function tooltip(content) { |
| 117 | + return (element) => { |
| 118 | + const tooltip = tippy(element, { content }); |
| 119 | + return tooltip.destroy; |
| 120 | + }; |
| 121 | + } |
| 122 | +</script> |
| 123 | +
|
| 124 | +<input bind:value={content} /> |
| 125 | +
|
| 126 | +<Button {@attach tooltip(content)}> |
| 127 | + Hover me |
| 128 | +</Button> |
| 129 | +``` |
| 130 | + |
| 131 | +## Controlling when attachments re-run |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +Attachments, unlike [actions](use), are fully reactive: `{@attach foo(bar)}` will re-run on changes to `foo` _or_ `bar` (or any state read inside `foo`): |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +```js |
| 136 | +// @errors: 7006 2304 2552 |
| 137 | +function foo(bar) { |
| 138 | + return (node) => { |
| 139 | + veryExpensiveSetupWork(node); |
| 140 | + update(node, bar); |
| 141 | + }; |
| 142 | +} |
| 143 | +``` |
| 144 | + |
| 145 | +In the rare case that this is a problem (for example, if `foo` does expensive and unavoidable setup work) consider passing the data inside a function and reading it in a child effect: |
| 146 | + |
| 147 | +```js |
| 148 | +// @errors: 7006 2304 2552 |
| 149 | +function foo(+++getBar+++) { |
| 150 | + return (node) => { |
| 151 | + veryExpensiveSetupWork(node); |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | ++++ $effect(() => { |
| 154 | + update(node, getBar()); |
| 155 | + });+++ |
| 156 | + } |
| 157 | +} |
| 158 | +``` |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +## Creating attachments programmatically |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +To add attachments to an object that will be spread onto a component or element, use [`createAttachmentKey`](svelte-attachments#createAttachmentKey). |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +## Converting actions to attachments |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +If you're using a library that only provides actions, you can convert them to attachments with [`fromAction`](svelte-attachments#fromAction), allowing you to (for example) use them with components. |
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