Move elements passed into a component using a slot - vue.js

Question

I'm just starting out with VueJS and I was trying to port over a simple jQuery read more plugin I had.
I've got everything working except I don't know how to get access to the contents of the slot. What I would like to do is move some elements passed into the slot to right above the div.readmore__wrapper.
Can this be done simply in the template, or am I going to have to do it some other way?
Here's my component so far...
<template>
<div class="readmore">
<!-- SOME ELEMENTS PASSED TO SLOT TO GO HERE! -->
<div class="readmore__wrapper" :class="{ 'active': open }">
<slot></slot>
</div>
Read {{ open ? lessLabel : moreLabel }}
</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
name: 'read-more',
data() {
return {
open: false,
moreLabel: 'more',
lessLabel: 'less'
};
},
methods: {
toggle() {
this.open = !this.open;
}
},
}
</script>

Answer 1

You can certainly do what you describe. Manipulating the DOM in a component is typically done in the mounted hook. If you expect the content of the slot to be updated at some point, you might need to do the same thing in the updated hook, although in playing with it, simply having some interpolated content change didn't require it.
new Vue({
el: '#app',
components: {
readMore: {
template: '#read-more-template',
data() {
return {
open: false,
moreLabel: 'more',
lessLabel: 'less'
};
},
methods: {
toggle() {
this.open = !this.open;
}
},
mounted() {
const readmoreEl = this.$el.querySelector('.readmore__wrapper');
const firstEl = readmoreEl.querySelector('*');
this.$el.insertBefore(firstEl, readmoreEl);
}
}
}
});
.readmore__wrapper {
display: none;
}
.readmore__wrapper.active {
display: block;
}
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/2.4.2/vue.min.js"></script>
<div id='app'>
Hi there.
<read-more>
<div>First div inside</div>
<div>Another div of content</div>
</read-more>
</div>
<template id="read-more-template">
<div class="readmore">
<!-- SOME ELEMENTS PASSED TO SLOT TO GO HERE! -->
<div class="readmore__wrapper" :class="{ 'active': open }">
<slot></slot>
</div>
Read {{ open ? lessLabel : moreLabel }}
</div>
</template>