How could I change an image in a child page when pressing a button in its parent page? - vue.js

Question

I have a DefaultLayout component with a dark mode toggle button which is its own component. One if its children (DefaultLayout's) is About.vue where I want a specific image to change its src depending on a localStorage value that can be set to either 'dark' or 'light'.
I've managed to read the localStorage value but the image does not change unless I refresh the page.
I'm new to Vue so I'm lost on how I can create a method to do this in DefaultLayout and change a variable in its child. I've tried to use an emit with no luck.
Could anyone point me in the right direction?

Answer 1

Yes, the local storage is for keeping data not propagate events.
The simplest way for you is to make a prop in child component and pass the value by this prop. But if you want to implement it as global variable the suggested way is by Pinia.

Answer 2

Below is a simple example
Vue.component('About', {
name: 'About',
template: `<div>
<div v-if="mode==='dark'">Dark</div>
<div v-else>Light</div>
</div>
`,
data() {
return {
mode: 'light',
};
},
mounted() {
this.setMode('white'); // In realtime use `this.getMode()` instead of 'white'
},
methods: {
setMode(val) {
this.mode = val;
},
getMode() {
return JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('mode'));
}
}
});
var app = new Vue({
el: "#app",
template: `<div>
<input type="checkbox" v-model="toggler" #input="setVal" />
<About ref="about" />
</div>`,
data() {
return {
toggler: false,
};
},
methods: {
setVal() {
const mode = this.toggler === false ? 'dark' : 'light';
// localStorage.setItem('mode', mode); // In realtime uncomment this line
this.$refs.about.setMode(mode);
}
}
});
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/2.5.17/vue.js"></script>
<div id="app">
</div>