diff --git a/example/main.dart b/example/main.dart
index c9c826af..b79b35e5 100644
--- a/example/main.dart
+++ b/example/main.dart
@@ -18,20 +18,23 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     return Scaffold(
         body: Column(
-          children: [
-            QuillToolbar.basic(
-                controller: _controller, uploadFileCallback: _uploadImageCallBack),
-            Expanded(
-              child: Container(
-                child: QuillEditor.basic(_controller),
-              ),
-            )
-          ],
-        ));
+      children: [
+        QuillToolbar.basic(
+            controller: _controller, uploadFileCallback: _uploadImageCallBack),
+        Expanded(
+          child: Container(
+            child: QuillEditor.basic(
+              controller: _controller,
+              readOnly: false, // change to true to be view only mode
+            ),
+          ),
+        )
+      ],
+    ));
   }
 
   Future<String> _uploadImageCallBack(File file) async {
     // call upload file API and return file's absolute url
     return new Completer<String>().future;
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/editor.dart b/lib/widgets/editor.dart
index 55d7895f..83015607 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/editor.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/editor.dart
@@ -137,15 +137,15 @@ class QuillEditor extends StatefulWidget {
         assert(readOnly != null),
         assert(embedBuilder != null);
 
-  factory QuillEditor.basic(QuillController controller) {
+  factory QuillEditor.basic(
+      {@required QuillController controller, bool readOnly}) {
     return QuillEditor(
         controller: controller,
         scrollController: ScrollController(),
         scrollable: true,
         focusNode: FocusNode(),
         autoFocus: true,
-        readOnly: false,
-        // change to true to be view only mode
+        readOnly: readOnly,
         enableInteractiveSelection: true,
         expands: false,
         padding: EdgeInsets.zero);