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JavaScript from Frontend to Backend

You're reading from   JavaScript from Frontend to Backend Learn full stack JavaScript development using the MEVN stack with quick and easy steps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801070317
Length 336 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Part 1: JavaScript Syntax
2. Chapter 1: Exploring the Core Concepts of JavaScript FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Exploring the Advanced Concepts of JavaScript 4. Part 2: JavaScript on the Client-Side
5. Chapter 3: Getting Started with Vue.js 6. Chapter 4: Advanced Concepts of Vue.js 7. Chapter 5: Managing a List with Vue.js 8. Part 3: JavaScript on the Server-Side
9. Chapter 6: Creating and Using Node.js Modules 10. Chapter 7: Using Express with Node.js 11. Chapter 8: Using MongoDB with Node.js 12. Chapter 9: Integrating Vue.js with Node.js 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Managing events

Now let’s see how to handle events with Vue.js. To do this, use the v-on directive, followed by the character : and the name of the event to be handled. For example, if you want to perform a particular process when a button is clicked, we will use the click event on the button and we will write v-on:click to handle the click event. The value of the directive (which follows the = sign) corresponds to the JavaScript expression to be executed (either a statement or a function call).

Tip

Vue.js makes it easier to write v-on:click by writing @click more simply. This rule is valid for all events.

In this example, we will implement a button that increments a reactive variable count on each click. We will also define an incr() method in the methods section of the component that increments the count variable:

Increment counter count (counter.js file)

const Counter = {
  data() {
    return {
      ...
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