Passing data to components in vue.js

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Passing data can be done in multiple ways. The method depends on the type of use.

If you want to pass data from your html while you add a new component. That is done using props.

<my-component prop-name="value"></my-component>

This prop value will be available to your component only if you add the prop name prop-name to your props attribute.

When data is passed from a component to another component because of some dynamic or static event. That is done by using event dispatchers and broadcasters. So for example if you have a component structure like this:

<my-parent>
    <my-child-A></my-child-A>
    <my-child-B></my-child-B>
</my-parent>

And you want to send data from <my-child-A> to <my-child-B> then in <my-child-A> you will have to dispatch an event:

this.$dispatch('event_name', data);

This event will travel all the way up the parent chain. And from whichever parent you have a branch toward <my-child-B> you broadcast the event along with the data. So in the parent:

events:{
    'event_name' : function(data){
        this.$broadcast('event_name', data);
    },

Now this broadcast will travel down the child chain. And at whichever child you want to grab the event, in our case <my-child-B> we will add another event:

events: {
    'event_name' : function(data){
        // Your code. 
    },
},

The third way to pass data is through parameters in v-links. This method is used when components chains are completely destroyed or in cases when the URI changes. And i can see you already understand them.

Decide what type of data communication you want, and choose appropriately.

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The best way to send data from a parent component to a child is using props.

Passing data from parent to child via props

Declare props (array or object) in the child

Pass it to the child via

See demo below:

Vue.component('child-comp', { props: ['message'], // declare the props template: '

At child-comp, using props in the template: {{ message }}

', mounted: function () { console.log('The props are also available in JS:', this.message); } }) new Vue({ el: '#app', data: { variableAtParent: 'DATA FROM PARENT!' } })

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I think the issue is here:

<template id="newtemp" :name ="{{user.name}}">

When you prefix the prop with : you are indicating to Vue that it is a variable, not a string. So you don't need the {{}} around user.name. Try:

<template id="newtemp" :name ="user.name">

EDIT-----

The above is true, but the bigger issue here is that when you change the URL and go to a new route, the original component disappears. In order to have the second component edit the parent data, the second component would need to be a child component of the first one, or just a part of the same component.

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I've found a way to pass parent data to component scope in Vue, i think it's a little a bit of a hack but maybe this will help you.

1) Reference data in Vue Instance as an external object (data : dataObj)

2) Then in the data return function in the child component just return parentScope = dataObj and voila. Now you cann do things like {{ parentScope.prop }} and will work like a charm.

Good Luck!

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The above-mentioned responses work well but if you want to pass data between 2 sibling components, then the event bus can also be used. Check out this blog which would help you understand better.

supppose for 2 components : CompA & CompB having same parent and main.js for setting up main vue app. For passing data from CompA to CompB without involving parent component you can do the following.

in main.js file, declare a separate global Vue instance, that will be event bus.

export const bus = new Vue();

In CompA, where the event is generated : you have to emit the event to bus.

methods: {
      somethingHappened (){
          bus.$emit('changedSomething', 'new data');
      }
  }

Now the task is to listen the emitted event, so, in CompB, you can listen like.

created (){
    bus.$on('changedSomething', (newData) => {
      console.log(newData);
    })
  }

Advantages:

Less & Clean code.

Parent should not involve in passing down data from 1 child comp to another ( as the number of children grows, it will become hard to maintain )

Follows pub-sub approach.

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I access main properties using $root.

Vue.component("example", { 
    template: `<div>$root.message</div>`
});
...
<example></example>

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A global JS variable (object) can be used to pass data between components. Example: Passing data from Ammlogin.vue to Options.vue. In Ammlogin.vue rspData is set to the response from the server. In Options.vue the response from the server is made available via rspData.

index.html:

<script>
    var rspData; // global - transfer data between components
</script>

Ammlogin.vue:

....    
export default {
data: function() {return vueData}, 
methods: {
    login: function(event){
        event.preventDefault(); // otherwise the page is submitted...
        vueData.errortxt = "";
        axios.post('http://vueamm...../actions.php', { action: this.$data.action, user: this.$data.user, password: this.$data.password})
            .then(function (response) {
                vueData.user = '';
                vueData.password = '';
                // activate v-link via JS click...
                // JSON.parse is not needed because it is already an object
                if (response.data.result === "ok") {
                    rspData = response.data; // set global rspData
                    document.getElementById("loginid").click();
                } else {
                    vueData.errortxt = "Felaktig avändare eller lösenord!"
                }
            })
            .catch(function (error) {
                // Wu oh! Something went wrong
                vueData.errortxt = error.message;
            });
    },
....

Options.vue:

<template>
<main-layout>
  <p>Alternativ</p>
  <p>Resultat: {{rspData.result}}</p>
  <p>Meddelande: {{rspData.data}}</p>
  <v-link href='/'>Logga ut</v-link>
</main-layout>
</template>
<script>
 import MainLayout from '../layouts/Main.vue'
 import VLink from '../components/VLink.vue'
 var optData = { rspData: rspData}; // rspData is global
 export default {
   data: function() {return optData},
   components: {
     MainLayout,
     VLink
   }
 }
</script>

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