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When a Markdown component is detached and then re-attached to the component tree, the content disappears from the UI, leaving only an empty tag in the DOM.

Root Cause

The issue occurs in the scheduleContentUpdate() method. When a component is re-attached:

  1. The clientContent field still contains the previous content value
  2. scheduleContentUpdate() compares clientContent with serverContent
  3. Since they're equal, the method returns early without sending content to the client
  4. The client-side component remains empty

Solution

Override onAttach() to reset clientContent to null when the component is re-attached. This ensures that scheduleContentUpdate() will always send the content to the client on re-attachment.

@Override
protected void onAttach(AttachEvent attachEvent) {
    super.onAttach(attachEvent);
    // Reset client content to ensure content is sent to client on re-attachment
    if (serverContent != null) {
        clientContent = null;
        scheduleContentUpdate();
    }
}

The fix is minimal and targeted:

  • Only affects re-attachment scenarios
  • Preserves existing performance optimizations
  • Follows the same pattern used by other Vaadin components (Upload, ComboBox, etc.)
  • Includes comprehensive test coverage

Test Case

Added testReAttachment_contentPreserved() to verify that content is properly sent to the client when a component with existing content is re-attached.

Fixes #7805.

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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Re-attaching Markdown component makes the content dissappear Fix Markdown component content disappearing on re-attachment Aug 6, 2025
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@sissbruecker sissbruecker changed the title Fix Markdown component content disappearing on re-attachment fix: render markdown content on re-attachment Aug 7, 2025
@sissbruecker sissbruecker marked this pull request as ready for review August 7, 2025 05:48
@sissbruecker sissbruecker merged commit b3c77e0 into main Aug 7, 2025
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vaadin-bot pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2025
* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue

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* run formatter

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vaadin-bot pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2025
* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue

Co-authored-by: sissbruecker <357820+sissbruecker@users.noreply.github.com>

* run formatter

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web-padawan pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2025
* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue



* run formatter

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* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue



* run formatter

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vursen pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2025
* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue

Co-authored-by: sissbruecker <357820+sissbruecker@users.noreply.github.com>

* run formatter

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vursen pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Aug 7, 2025
* Initial plan

* Fix re-attaching Markdown component content disappearing issue

Co-authored-by: sissbruecker <357820+sissbruecker@users.noreply.github.com>

* run formatter

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Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: sissbruecker <357820+sissbruecker@users.noreply.github.com>
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