Event handling

We can use the v-on directive to listen to DOM events and run some JavaScript when they’re triggered.

For example:

<div id="example-1">
  <button v-on:click="counter += 1">Add 1</button>
  <p>The button above has been clicked {{ counter }} times.</p>
</div>

var example1 = new Vue({
  el: '#example-1',
  data: {
    counter: 0
  }
})

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Method Event Handlers

The logic for many event handlers will be more complex though, so keeping your JavaScript in the value of the v-on attribute isn’t feasible. That’s why v-on can also accept the name of a method you’d like to call.

For example:

<div id="example-2">
  <!-- `greet` is the name of a method defined below -->
  <button v-on:click="greet">Greet</button>
</div>

var example2 = new Vue({
  el: '#example-2',
  data: {
    name: 'Vue.js'
  },
  // define methods under the `methods` object
  methods: {
    greet: function (event) {
      // `this` inside methods points to the Vue instance
      alert('Hello ' + this.name + '!')
      // `event` is the native DOM event
      if (event) {
        alert(event.target.tagName)
      }
    }
  }
})

Methods in Inline Handlers

Instead of binding directly to a method name, we can also use methods in an inline JavaScript statement:

<div id="example-3">
  <button v-on:click="say('hi')">Say hi</button>
  <button v-on:click="say('what')">Say what</button>
</div>

new Vue({
  el: '#example-3',
  methods: {
    say: function (message) {
      alert(message)
    }
  }
})