I'm trying to figure out the Vue-way of referencing children from the parent handler.
Parent
<div>
<MyDropDown ref="dd0" #dd-global-click="ddClicked"></MyDropDown>
<MyDropDown ref="dd1" #dd-global-click="ddClicked"></MyDropDown>
<MyDropDown ref="dd2" #dd-global-click="ddClicked"></MyDropDown>
</div>
export default {
methods: {
ddClicked: function(id) {
console.log("I need to have MyDropDown id here")
}
}
}
Child
<template>
<h1>dropdown</h1>
<Button #click="bclick"></Button>
</template>
export default {
methods: {
bclick: function() {
this.$emit('dd-global-click')
}
}
}
In the parent component I need to see which dropdown was clicked.
What I've tried so far
I tried to set "ref" attribute in the parent. But I can't refer to this prop within the child component. Is there a way to do it? There is nothing like this.ref or this.$ref property.
I tried to use $event.targetElement in the parent, but it looks like I'm mixing Real DOM and Vue Components together. $event.targetElement is a DOM like . So in the parent I have to go over the tree until I find my dropdown. It is ugly I guess.
I set an additional :id property for the dropdown making it the copy of the 'ref' property. In the blick and I called this.$emit('dd-global-click', this.id). Later in the parent I check this.$refs[id]. I kind of works, but I'm not really content with it, because I have to mirror attributes.
Using the _uid property didn't work out either. On top of that, I think, that since it starts with an underscore it is not a recommended way to go.
It seems like a very basic task, so there must be a simplier way to achieve this.
If this custom dropdown element is the top level one (the root element) in the component, you could access the native DOM attributes (like id, class, etc) via this.$el, once it's mounted.
Vue.component('MyDropdown', {
template: '#my-dropdown',
props: {
items: Array
},
methods: {
changed() {
this.$emit('dd-global-click', this.$el.id);
}
}
})
new Vue({
el: '#app',
data: () => ({
items: [
{
id: 'dropdown-1',
options: ['abc', 'def', 'ghi']
},
{
id: 'dropdown-2',
options: ['jkl', 'lmn', 'opq']
},
{
id: 'dropdown-3',
options: ['rst', 'uvw', 'xyz']
}
]
}),
methods: {
ddClicked(id) {
console.log(`Clicked ID: ${id}`);
}
}
})
Vue.config.devtools = false;
Vue.config.productionTip = false;
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue#2.6.11"></script>
<div id="app">
<my-dropdown
v-for="item of items" :key="item.id"
:id="item.id"
:items="item.options"
#dd-global-click="ddClicked">
</my-dropdown>
</div>
<script id="my-dropdown" type="text/x-template">
<select #input="changed">
<option v-for="item of items" :key="item" :value="item">
{{item}}
</option>
</select>
</script>
Related
I need to execute a v-for, however I do not know how to add a v-model for each different component inside of v-for;
<template>
<ProfilePasswordField
v-for="(item, index) in profilePasswordItems"
:key="index"
:profilePasswordItem="item"
v-model="???"
>
</template>
This v-for will always be three items and I want to name the v-model's as: ['passaword', 'newPassword', confirmNewPassword']
How can I add those names dinamically for the v-model inside v-for?
I tried to do a list inside data() but it did not work. Something like that:
data (){
return{
listPassword: ['passaword', 'newPassword', 'confirmNewPassword']
}
},
methods: {
method1 () {
console.log(this.passaword)
console.log(this.newPassword)
console.log(this.confirmNewPassword)
}
}
The v-model directives cannot update the iteration variable itself therefore we should not use a linear array item in for-loop as the v-model variable.
There is another method you can try like this-
In the parent component-
<template>
<div>
<ProfilePasswordField
v-for="(item, index) in listPassword"
:key="index"
:profilePasswordItem="item"
v-model="item.model"
/>
<button #click="method1()">Click to see changes</button>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: "SomeParentComponent",
data() {
return {
listPassword: [
{ model: "passaword" },
{ model: "newPassword" },
{ model: "confirmNewPassword" },
],
};
},
methods: {
method1() {
this.listPassword.forEach((item) => {
console.log(item.model);
});
},
},
}
</script>
And in your ProfilePasswordField you can emit the input event to listen to the respected changes in v-model binding. For example, the ProfilePasswordField component could be like this-
<template>
<v-text-field :value="value" #input="$emit('input', $event)"/>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: "ProfilePasswordField",
props: {
value: {
required: true
}
}
</script>
In the parent component's console, you should see the changes made by the child component.
I'm new to Vue and was hoping for some clarification on best practices.
I'm building an app that uses an array to keep a list of child components and I want to be able to update and remove components by emiting to the parent. To accomplish this I currently have the child check the parent array to find it's index with an "equals" method so that it can pass that index to the parent. This works fine for something simple but if my child components get more complex, there will be more and more data points I'll have to check to make sure I'm changing the correct one. Another way to do this that I can think of is to give the child component an ID prop when it's made and just pass that but then I'd have to handle making sure all the ids are different.
Am I on the right track or is there a better more widely accepted way to do this? I've also tried using indexOf(this._props) to get the index but that doesn't seem to work. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong?
Here's a simplified version of what I'm doing:
// fake localStorage for snippet sandbox
const localStorage = {}
Vue.component('child', {
template: '#template',
data() {
return {
newName: this.name
}
},
props: {
name: String
},
mounted() {
this.newName = this.name
},
methods: {
update() {
this.$emit(
"update-child",
this.$parent.children.findIndex(this.equals),
this.newName
)
},
equals(a) {
return a.name == this.name
}
}
})
var app = new Vue({
el: '#app',
data: {
children: []
},
methods: {
addNewChild() {
this.children.push({
name: 'New Child',
})
},
updateChild(index, newName) {
this.children[index].name = newName
}
},
mounted() {
if (localStorage.children) {
this.children = JSON.parse(localStorage.children)
}
},
watch: {
children(newChildren) {
localStorage.children = JSON.stringify(newChildren)
}
}
})
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue/dist/vue.min.js"></script>
<div id="app">
<button v-on:click="addNewChild">+ New Child</button>
<hr />
<child v-for="child in children"
:key="children.indexOf(child)"
:name="child.name"
#update-child="updateChild">
</child>
</div>
<script type="text/x-template" id="template">
<div>
<p><b>Name: {{name}}</b></p>
<input placeholder="Name" type="text" v-model="newName" />
<button #click="update">Update</button>
<hr />
</div>
</script>
The great thing about v-for is that it creates its own scope. With that in mind, you can safely reference child in the event handler. For example
<child
v-for="(child, index) in children"
:key="index"
:name="child.name"
#update-child="updateChild(child, $event)"
/>
updateChild(child, newName) {
child.name = newName
}
All you need to emit from your child component is the new name which will be presented as the event payload $event
update() {
this.$emit("update-child", this.newName)
}
A quick note about :key... it would definitely be better to key on some unique property of the child object (like an id as you suggested).
Keying on array indices is fine if your array only changes in size but if you ever decide to splice or sort it, Vue won't be able to react to that change correctly since the indices never change.
I'm currently building an app using the Vue framework and came across a strange issue that I was unable to find a great solution for so far:
What I'm trying to do is add a class to a parent container in case a specific element inside the container (input, select, textarea etc.) gets focus. Here's the example code:
<div class="form-group placeholder-label">
<label for="desc"><span>Description</span></label>
<div class="input">
<input id="desc" type="text" />
</div>
</div>
In Vanilla JS of course, this is easily done:
const parent = document.querySelector('.placeholder-label');
const input = parent.querySelector('input');
input.addEventListener('focus', (e) => {
parent.classList.add('active');
});
In the same way, you could loop through all .placeholder-label elements and add the event to their child inputs/selects etc. to add this basic functionality. There are two moving parts here:
You don't know the type of the parent element, just that it has .placeholder-label on it.
You don't know the type of the child element, just that it is some sort of HTML form element inside the parent element.
Can I build a Vue component that toggles a class on a given parent element based on focus/blur of a given child element? The best I could come up with is use slots for the child elements, but then I still need to build a component for each parent. Even when using mixins for the reused parts it's still quite a mess compared to the five lines of code I need to write in pure JS.
My template:
<template>
<div
class="form-group"
:class="{ 'active': active }"
>
<label :for="inputID"><span>{{ inputLabel }}</span></label>
<slot
name="input"
:focusFunc="makeActive"
:blurFunc="makeInactive"
:inputLabel="inputLabel"
:inputID="inputID"
/>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'TestInput',
props: {
inputLabel: {
type: String,
default: '',
},
inputID: {
type: String,
required: true,
},
},
// data could be put into a mixin
data() {
return {
active: false,
};
},
// methods could be put into a mixin
methods: {
makeActive() {
this.active = true;
},
makeInactive() {
this.active = false;
},
},
};
</script>
Usage:
<test-input
:input-i-d="'input-2'"
:input-label="'Description'"
>
<template v-slot:input="scopeVars">
<!-- this is a bootstrap vue input component -->
<b-form-input
:id="scopeVars.inputID"
:state="false"
:placeholder="scopeVars.inputLabel"
#blur="scopeVars.blurFunc"
#focus="scopeVars.focusFunc"
/>
</template>
</test-input>
I guess I'm simply missing something or is this a problem that Vue just can't solve elegantly?
Edit: In case you're looking for an approach to bubble events, here you go. I don't think this works with slots however, which is necessary to solve my issue with components.
For those wondering here are two solutions. Seems like I did overthink the issue a bit with slots and everything. Initially I felt like building a component for a given element that receives a class based on a given child element's focus was a bit too much. Turns out it indeed is and you can easily solve this within the template or css.
CSS: Thanks to #Davide Castellini for bringing up the :focus-within pseudo-selector. I haven't heard of that one before. It works on newer browsers and has a polyfill available.
TEMPLATE I wrote a small custom directive that can be applied to the child element and handles everything.
Usage:
v-toggle-parent-class="{ selector: '.placeholder-label', className: 'active' }"
Directive:
directives: {
toggleParentClass: {
inserted(el, { value }) {
const parent = el.closest(value.selector);
if (parent !== null) {
el.addEventListener('focus', () => {
parent.classList.add(value.className);
});
el.addEventListener('blur', () => {
parent.classList.remove(value.className);
});
}
},
},
},
try using $emit
child:
<input v-on:keyup="emitToParent" />
-------
methods: {
emitToParent (event) {
this.$emit('childToParent', this.childMessage)
}
}
Parent:
<child v-on:childToParent="onChildClick">
--------
methods: {
// Triggered when `childToParent` event is emitted by the child.
onChildClick (value) {
this.fromChild = value
}
}
use this pattern to set a property that you use to change the class
hope this helps. let me know if I misunderstood or need to better explain!
I have made a global component that will render the content we want.
This component is very simple
<template>
<section
id="help"
class="collapse"
>
<div class="container-fluid">
<slot />
</div>
</section>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'VHelp',
};
</script>
I use it inside my base template with
<v-help />
I'm trying to add content to this component slot from another single file component using.
<v-help>
<p>esgssthsrthsrt</p>
</v-help>
But this logically create another instance of my comp, with the p tag inside. Not the correct thing I want to do.
So I tried with virtual DOM and rendering function, replacing slot by <v-elements-generator :elements="$store.state.help.helpElements" /> inside my VHelp comp.
The store helpElements is a simple array with objects inside.
{
type: 'a',
config: {
class: 'btn btn-default',
},
nestedElements: [
{
type: 'span',
value: 'example',
},
{
type: 'i',
},
],
},
Then inside my VElementsGenerator comp I have a render function that with render element inside virtual DOM from an object like
<script>
import {
cloneDeep,
isEmpty,
} from 'lodash';
export default {
name: 'VElementsGenerator',
props: {
elements: {
type: Array,
required: true,
},
},
methods: {
iterateThroughObject(object, createElement, isNestedElement = false) {
const generatedElement = [];
for (const entry of object) {
const nestedElements = [];
let elementConfig = {};
if (typeof entry.config !== 'undefined') {
elementConfig = cloneDeep(entry.config);
}
if (entry.nestedElements) {
nestedElements.push(this.iterateThroughObject(entry.nestedElements, createElement, true));
}
generatedElement.push(createElement(
entry.type,
isEmpty(elementConfig) ? entry.value : elementConfig,
nestedElements
));
if (typeof entry.parentValue !== 'undefined') {
generatedElement.push(entry.parentValue);
}
}
if (isNestedElement) {
return generatedElement.length === 1 ? generatedElement[0] : generatedElement;
}
return createElement('div', generatedElement);
},
},
render(createElement) {
if (this.elements) {
return this.iterateThroughObject(this.elements, createElement);
}
return false;
},
};
</script>
This second method is working well but if I want to render complex data, the object used inside the rendering function is very very long and complex to read.
So I'm trying to find another way to add content to a global component used inside a base layout only when I want it on a child component.
I can't use this VHelp component directly inside children comps because the HTML page architecture will be totally wrong.
I'm wondering if this is possible to add content (preferably HTML) to a component slot from a single file comp without re-creating a new instance of the component?
Furthermore I think this is very ugly to save HTML as string inside a Vuex store. So I don't even know if this is possible and if I need to completely change the way I'm trying to do this.
Any ideas ?
In the store, you should only store data and not an HTML structure. The way to go with this problem would be to store the current state of the content of the v-help component in the store. Then, you would have a single v-help component with a slot (like you already proposed). You should pass different contents according to the state in the store. Here is an abstract example:
<v-help>
<content-one v-if="$store.state.content === 'CONTENT_ONE' />
<content-two v-else-if="$store.state.content === 'CONTENT_TWO' />
<content-fallback v-else />
</v-help>
Child element somewhere else:
<div>
<button #click="$store.commit('setContentToOne')">Content 1</button>
</div>
Vuex Store:
state: {
content: null
},
mutations: {
setContentToOne(state) {
state.content = 'CONTENT_ONE';
}
}
Of course it depends on your requirements and especially on how many different scenarios are used if this is the best way to achieve this. If I understood you correctly, you are saving help elements to the store. You could also save an array of currently selected help elements in there and just display them directly in the v-help component.
EDIT:
Of course you can also just save the static component (or its name) in the store. Then, you could dynamically decide in the child components, which content is shown in v-help. Here is an example:
<v-help>
<component :is="$store.state.helpComponent" v-if="$store.state.helpComponent !== null" />
</v-help>
Test Component:
<template>
test component
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'test-component'
};
</script>
Child element somewhere else (variant 1, storing the name in Vuex):
<div>
<button #click="$store.commit('setHelpComponent', 'test-component')">Set v-help component to 'test-component'</button>
</div>
Child element somewhere else (variant 2, storing the whole component in Vuex):
<template>
<button #click="$store.commit('setHelpComponent', testComponent)">Set v-help component to testComponent (imported)</button>
</template>
<script>
import TestComponent from '#/components/TestComponent';
export default {
name: 'some-child-component',
computed: {
testComponent() {
return TestComponent;
}
}
};
</script>
Child element somewhere else (variant 3, storing the name, derived from the imported component, in Vuex; I would go with this variant):
<template>
<button #click="$store.commit('setHelpComponent', testComponentName)">Set v-help component to 'test-component'</button>
</template>
<script>
import TestComponent from '#/components/TestComponent';
export default {
name: 'some-child-component',
computed: {
testComponentName() {
return TestComponent.name;
}
}
};
</script>
Vuex Store:
state: {
helpComponent: null
},
mutations: {
setHelpComponent(state, value) {
state.helpComponent = value;
}
}
See also the documentation for dynamic components (<component :is=""> syntax): https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/components.html#Dynamic-Components
I am quite new with VueJS and I have been having trouble lately with some computed properties which do not update as I would like. I've done quite some research on Stack Overflow, Vue documentation and other ressources but i haven't found any solution yet.
The "app" is basic. I've got a parent component (Laundry) which has 3 child components (LaundryMachine). The idea is to have for each machine a button which displays its availability and updates the latter when clicked on.
In order to store the availability of all machines, I have a data in the parent component (availabilities) which is an array of booleans. Each element corresponds to a machine's availability.
When I click on the button, I know the array availibities updates correctly thanks to the console.log. However, for each machine, the computed property "available" does not update is I would want it to and I have no clue why.
Here is the code
Parent component:
<div id="machines">
<laundry-machine
name="AA"
v-bind:machineNum="0"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
<laundry-machine
name="BB"
v-bind:machineNum="1"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
<laundry-machine
name="CC"
v-bind:machineNum="2"
v-bind:availableArray="this.availabilities"
v-on:change-avlb="editAvailabilities"
></laundry-machine>
</div>
</div>
</template>
<script>
import LaundryMachine from './LaundryMachine.vue';
export default {
name: 'Laundry',
components: {
'laundry-machine': LaundryMachine
},
data: function() {
return {
availabilities: [true, true, true]
};
},
methods: {
editAvailabilities(index) {
this.availabilities[index] = !this.availabilities[index];
console.log(this.availabilities);
}
}
};
</script>
Child component:
<template>
<div class="about">
<h2>{{ name }}</h2>
<img src="../assets/washing_machine.png" /><br />
<v-btn color="primary" v-on:click="changeAvailability">
{{ this.availability }}</v-btn>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'LaundryMachine',
props: {
name: String,
machineNum: Number,
availableArray: Array
},
methods: {
changeAvailability: function(event) {
this.$emit('change-avlb', this.machineNum);
console.log(this.availableArray);
console.log('available' + this.available);
}
},
computed: {
available: function() {
return this.availableArray[this.machineNum];
},
availability: function() {
if (this.available) {
return 'disponible';
} else {
return 'indisponible';
}
}
}
};
</script>
Anyway, thanks in advance !
Your problem comes not from the computed properties in the children, rather from the editAvailabilities method in the parent.
The problem is this line in particular:
this.availabilities[index] = !this.availabilities[index];
As you can read here, Vue has problems tracking changes when you modify an array by index.
Instead, you should do:
this.$set(this.availabilities, index, !this.availabilities[index]);
To switch the value at that index and let Vue track that change.