I have a prop in a component that I want to pass with eventHub to a sibling component where I want to display the prop. However I can't make it to work and it always returns undefined.
<div class="user-menu">
{{getUsername != undefined ? 'Logged in as ' + getUsername + '!' : 'Not logged in'}}
</div>
computed: {
getUsername(){
var getUser;
this.$eventHub.$on('current-user', username => {
getUser = username
})
return getUser;
}
}
A computed property is not the right tool for the job here. You just need a data property:
data () {
return {
getUsername: null
}
},
created () {
this.$eventHub.$on('current-user', username => {
this.getUsername = username
})
}
Depending on how the event hub is created you would likely also need to remove the event listener when the component is destroyed.
Related
i want to pass a String to my child component like this, but previously i want to print it
this is my parent component
{{left.leftA}} // here show me 8
<CustomCard
:left="left.leftA"
export default {
name: 'Parent',
data() {},
setup() {
onMounted(async () => {
const answer = await getData(name)
left.value = answer.response //{leftA:'A', leftB:'B'...}
})
and in my child component i have this declaration
export default {
name: 'CustomCard',
props: {
left: {
type: String,
required: true,
},
i am getting this warning:
[Vue warn]: Invalid prop: type check failed for prop "left". Expected String with
value "undefined", got Undefined
Does it have something to do with how I am loading the data? is it ok to use onMounted?
This is happening because the initial value for value is null. So, on initial render it throws the warning, but upon another render it has the correct prop type (a string) and renders correctly.
You have 3 options. Allow '' as an option on the prop or don’t render the component until you have the correct data or make use of computed Property.
Option-1
{{left.leftA}} // here show me 8
<CustomCard
:left="left.leftA ? left.leftA : ''"
Option-2
{{left.leftA}} // here show me 8
<CustomCard v-if="loaded"
:left="left.leftA"
and in onMounted(}
onMounted(async () => {
const answer = await getData(name)
left.value = answer.response //{leftA:'A', leftB:'B'...}
// Set the loaded flag as true here. Also make sure its set as false inside the setup()
})
Option-3
{{left.leftA}} // here show me 8
<CustomCard
:left="sendVal"
In computed....
computed: {
sendVal() {
if(left && left.left1) return left.left1;
return '';
}
}
I'm new to vue/promise and I am struggling to understand why when I try to display the result of a promise I end up with the expected data but when I try to find out its length, it says undefined
When I try to display the alerts from displayAlerts() , I can see a list of alerts, 2 in total. However in computed within the title function ${this.displayAlerts.length} appears as undefined, I was expecting to see 2.
Does it have something to do with displayAlerts() resulting in a promise? How do I fix the code such that I get 2 instead of undefined?
The code is below:
<template>
<div>
{{displayAlerts}}
<li v-for="alert in alerts" class="alert">
{{alert['name']}}
</li>
</div>
</template>
export default {
data () {
return {
alerts: null,
alert: new Alert(),
updatedAlert: new Alert(),
deletedAlert: new Alert(),
};
},
computed: {
...mapGetters("authentication",['token']),
...mapGetters("user",['profile']),
displayAlerts() {
return getUserAlert({
user_id: this.profile.user_id,
token: this.token
}).then(response => (this.alerts = response.data)).catch(
error => console.log(error)
)
},
title () {
return `My Alerts (${this.displayAlerts.length})`
},
test2() {
return [1,2,3]
},
}
};
</script>
Something like this should work:
<template>
<div v-if="alerts">
<h4>{{ title }}</h4>
<li v-for="alert in alerts" class="alert">
{{ alert.name }}
</li>
</div>
</template>
export default {
data () {
return {
alerts: null
}
},
computed: {
...mapGetters('authentication', ['token']),
...mapGetters('user', ['profile']),
title () {
// Handle the null case
const alerts = this.alerts || []
return `My Alerts (${alerts.length})`
}
},
methods: {
// This needs to be in the methods, not a computed property
displayAlerts () {
return getUserAlert({
user_id: this.profile.user_id,
token: this.token
}).then(response => (this.alerts = response.data)).catch(
error => console.log(error)
)
}
},
// Initiate loading in a hook, not via the template
created () {
this.displayAlerts()
}
}
</script>
Notes:
Computed properties shouldn't have side-effects. Anything asynchronous falls into that category. I've moved displayAlerts to a method instead.
Templates shouldn't have side-effects. The call to load the data should be in a hook such as created or mounted instead.
title needs to access this.alerts rather than trying to manipulate the promise.
While the data is loading the value of alerts will be null. You need to handle that in some way. I've included a v-if in the template and some extra handling in title. You may choose to handle it differently.
I've added title to the template but that's just for demonstration purposes. You can, of course, do whatever you want with it.
I've assumed that your original displayAlerts function was working correctly and successfully populates alerts. You may want to rename it to something more appropriate, like loadAlerts.
How do I access $refs inside computed? It's always undefined the first time the computed property is run.
Going to answer my own question here, I couldn't find a satisfactory answer anywhere else. Sometimes you just need access to a dom element to make some calculations. Hopefully this is helpful to others.
I had to trick Vue to update the computed property once the component was mounted.
Vue.component('my-component', {
data(){
return {
isMounted: false
}
},
computed:{
property(){
if(!this.isMounted)
return;
// this.$refs is available
}
},
mounted(){
this.isMounted = true;
}
})
I think it is important to quote the Vue js guide:
$refs are only populated after the component has been rendered, and they are not reactive. It is only meant as an escape hatch for direct child manipulation - you should avoid accessing $refs from within templates or computed properties.
It is therefore not something you're supposed to do, although you can always hack your way around it.
If you need the $refs after an v-if you could use the updated() hook.
<div v-if="myProp"></div>
updated() {
if (!this.myProp) return;
/// this.$refs is available
},
I just came with this same problem and realized that this is the type of situation that computed properties will not work.
According to the current documentation (https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/computed.html):
"[...]Instead of a computed property, we can define the same function as a method. For the end result, the two approaches are indeed exactly the same. However, the difference is that computed properties are cached based on their reactive dependencies. A computed property will only re-evaluate when some of its reactive dependencies have changed"
So, what (probably) happen in these situations is that finishing the mounted lifecycle of the component and setting the refs doesn't count as a reactive change on the dependencies of the computed property.
For example, in my case I have a button that need to be disabled when there is no selected row in my ref table.
So, this code will not work:
<button :disabled="!anySelected">Test</button>
computed: {
anySelected () {
if (!this.$refs.table) return false
return this.$refs.table.selected.length > 0
}
}
What you can do is replace the computed property to a method, and that should work properly:
<button :disabled="!anySelected()">Test</button>
methods: {
anySelected () {
if (!this.$refs.table) return false
return this.$refs.table.selected.length > 0
}
}
For others users like me that need just pass some data to prop, I used data instead of computed
Vue.component('my-component', {
data(){
return {
myProp: null
}
},
mounted(){
this.myProp= 'hello'
//$refs is available
// this.myProp is reactive, bind will work to property
}
})
Use property binding if you want. :disabled prop is reactive in this case
<button :disabled="$refs.email ? $refs.email.$v.$invalid : true">Login</button>
But to check two fields i found no other way as dummy method:
<button :disabled="$refs.password ? checkIsValid($refs.email.$v.$invalid, $refs.password.$v.$invalid) : true">
{{data.submitButton.value}}
</button>
methods: {
checkIsValid(email, password) {
return email || password;
}
}
I was in a similar situation and I fixed it with:
data: () => {
return {
foo: null,
}, // data
And then you watch the variable:
watch: {
foo: function() {
if(this.$refs)
this.myVideo = this.$refs.webcam.$el;
return null;
},
} // watch
Notice the if that evaluates the existence of this.$refs and when it changes you get your data.
What I did is to store the references into a data property. Then, I populate this data attribute in mounted event.
data() {
return {
childComps: [] // reference to child comps
}
},
methods: {
// method to populate the data array
getChildComponent() {
var listComps = [];
if (this.$refs && this.$refs.childComps) {
this.$refs.childComps.forEach(comp => {
listComps.push(comp);
});
}
return this.childComps = listComps;
}
},
mounted() {
// Populates only when it is mounted
this.getChildComponent();
},
computed: {
propBasedOnComps() {
var total = 0;
// reference not to $refs but to data childComps array
this.childComps.forEach(comp => {
total += comp.compPropOrMethod;
});
return total;
}
}
Another approach is to avoid $refs completely and just subscribe to events from the child component.
It requires an explicit setter in the child component, but it is reactive and not dependent on mount timing.
Parent component:
<script>
{
data() {
return {
childFoo: null,
}
}
}
</script>
<template>
<div>
<Child #foo="childFoo = $event" />
<!-- reacts to the child foo property -->
{{ childFoo }}
</div>
</template>
Child component:
{
data() {
const data = {
foo: null,
}
this.$emit('foo', data)
return data
},
emits: ['foo'],
methods: {
setFoo(foo) {
this.foo = foo
this.$emit('foo', foo)
}
}
}
<!-- template that calls setFoo e.g. on click -->
In VueJS 2 I am trying to create a component that gets and passes data back to the parent which then passes it to another component to display.
The component that gets the data has a user input field it uses to search. When I have it pass data back to the parent using $emit the value in the input keeps being wiped.
I am receiving the below mutation error but I haven't directly tried to change the userSearch field in the component so I am not sure why.
"Avoid mutating a prop directly since the value will be overwritten whenever the parent component re-renders. Instead, use a data or computed property based on the prop's value. Prop being mutated: "userSearch" (found in PersonField)"
Relevant html
<person-field v-on:event_child="eventChild"></person-field>
<person-search :prop="personListArray" ></person-search>
Parent app
var app = new Vue({
el: '#app',
data: {
personListArray : [],
tempArray: []
},
methods: {
eventChild: function (arr) {
this.personListArray = arr
}
}
})
Component 1, displays a user input. Uses the input to search and bring back data. Starts search when the length of the input is more then 2. As soon as you hit the 3rd character something is causing the input to clear which I don't want.
Vue.component('person-field', {
props: ['userSearch'],
template: '<input class="form-control" v-model="userSearch" >',
watch: {
userSearch: function () {
var arr = []
if (typeof this.userSearch !== 'undefined') { //added this because once i passed 3 characters in the field the userSearch variable becomes undefined
if (this.userSearch.length > 2) {
$.each(this.getUsers(this.userSearch), function (index, value) {
var obj = {
Title: value.Title,
ID: value.ID
}
arr.push(obj)
});
this.$emit('event_child', arr) //emits the array back to parent "eventChild" method
} else {
console.log('no length')
}
} else {
console.log('cant find field')
}
},
},
methods: {
getUsers: function (filter) {
//gets and returns an array using the filter as a search
return arr
},
}
});
Component 2 - based on the personListArray which is passed as a prop, displays the results as a list (this works)
Vue.component('person-search', {
props: ['prop'],
template: '<ul id="personList">' +
'<personli :ID="person.ID" v-for="person in persons">' +
'<a class="" href="#" v-on:click="fieldManagerTest(person.Title, person.ID)">{{person.Title}}</a>' +
'</personli></ul>',
computed: {
persons: function () {
return this.prop
}
},
methods: {
fieldManagerTest: function (title, ID) { //Remove item from users cart triggered via click of remove item button
//var user = ID + ';#' + title
//this.internalValue = true
//this.$emit('fieldManagerTest');
//this.$parent.$options.methods.selectManager(user)
},
},
});
Component 3, part of component 2
Vue.component('personli', {
props: ['ID'],
template: '<transition name="fade"><li class="moving-item" id="ID"><slot></slot></li></transition>'
})
;
The reason you get the warning,
Avoid mutating a prop directly since the value will be overwritten
whenever the parent component re-renders. Instead, use a data or
computed property based on the prop's value. Prop being mutated:
"userSearch" (found in PersonField)
Is because of this line
<input class="form-control" v-model="userSearch" >
v-model will attempt to change the value of the expression you've told it to, which in this case is userSearch, which is a property.
Instead, you might copy userSearch into a local variable.
Vue.component('person-field', {
props: ['userSearch'],
data(){
return {
searchValue: this.userSearch
}
},
template: '<input class="form-control" v-model="searchValue" >',
...
})
And modify your watch to use searchValue.
Here is an example.
I'm not sure if I'm doing this right or wrong, but all the answers I seem to find how to update the dom for computed values...
I have this component:
Vue.component('bpmn-groups', {
props: ['groups', 'searchQuery'],
template: '#bpmn-groups',
computed: {
filteredGroups: function () {
var self = this;
return this.groups.filter(function(group) {
self.searchQuery = self.searchQuery || '';
return _.includes( group.name.toLowerCase(), self.searchQuery.toLowerCase() );
});
}
},
methods: {
clearFilter: function () {
this.searchQuery = '';
},
deleteGroup: function(group) {
Vue.http.delete('api/groups/'+group.id ).then(response => { // success callback
var index = this.groups.indexOf(group); // remove the deleted group
this.groups.splice(index, 1);
this.$forceUpdate(); // force update of the filtered list?
toastr.success('Schemų grupė <em>'+group.name+'</em> sėkmingai pašalinta.');
}, response => { // error callback
processErrors(response);
});
this.$forceUpdate();
},
},
});
And in the template I just have a simple v-for to go through filteredGroups:
<input v-model="searchQuery" type="text" placeholder="Search..." value="">
<div v-for="group in filteredGroups" class="item">...</div>
The deletion works fine, it removes it from groups property, however the filteredGroups value still has the full group, until I actually perform a search or somehow trigger something else...
How can I fix it so that the filteredGroup is updated once the group is updated?
Don't mutate a prop - they are not like data defined attributes. See this for more information:
https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/components.html#One-Way-Data-Flow
Instead, as recommended in the link, declare a local data attribute that is initialized from the prop and mutate that.