vue-router navigate to the same route and re-run mounted hook - vuejs2

Question

How can I naviagte to the current route using router-link and re-run mounted hook?
HTML
<!-- Include the library in the page -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue/dist/vue.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/vue-router"></script>
<!-- App -->
<div id="app">
<nav>
<router-link :to="{ name: 'home' }" exact>Home</router-link>
<router-link :to="{ name: 'about' }" #click.native.prevent="router.push({ name: 'about' })">About</router-link>
</nav>
<router-view :key="$route.fullPath"></router-view>
</div>
JS
console.clear()
console.log('Yes! We are using Vue version', Vue.version)
Vue.use(VueRouter)
const Home = {
template: `<h1>Home</h1>`,
}
const About = {
template: `<h1>{{new Date()}}</h1>`,
mounted(){
console.log('mounted')
}
}
const routes = [
{ path: '/', name: 'home', component: Home },
{ path: '/about', name: 'about', component: About },
]
const router = new VueRouter({
routes,
})
// New VueJS instance
var app = new Vue({
// CSS selector of the root DOM element
el: '#app',
// Inject the router into the app
router,
})
In the above example, if I navigate to 'About' it shows the timestamp from new Date and logs 'mounted'. However, if I'm already on /about, clicking the about link does nothing. I want to re-run the whole component lifecycle when clicking 'About', even if I'm already hit it.

Answer 1

You'll need to change the key in the <router-view> element whenever the user clicks your about page, that will force the mounted hook:
<template>
<div id="app">
<router-link #click.native="updateViewKey" :to="{ name: 'about' }">About</router-link>
<router-view :key="viewKey"></router-view>
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: "App",
data() {
return {
viewKey: 1
};
},
methods: {
updateViewKey() {
this.viewKey+=1;
}
}
};
</script>

Answer 2

Try this :
router.push({
name: 'routeName',
params: {
id: 'new value'
}
})