How To Pass An Object As Props With Vue Router

If you are working with Vue Router in your Vue.js project, you might have come across the need to pass an object as props between your components. This can be a powerful way to share data and parameters between different parts of your application. In this article, we will guide you through the process of passing an object as props using Vue Router.

To start, let's create a simple Vue component that will serve as our source component. This component will contain the object that we want to pass as props to another component. Inside this component, let's declare an object named 'userData' with some sample data:

export default {
  data() {
    return {
      userData: {
        name: 'John Doe',
        age: 30,
        email: '[email protected]'
      }
    };
  }
};

Next, let's set up our Vue Router configuration to pass this object as props to another component. In your router configuration file, you can define a route that includes the 'props' option. This option allows us to pass static data or a function that returns an object as props to the component:

// Vue Router Configuration
const routes = [
  {
    path: '/user',
    component: UserComponent,
    props: {
      userData: {
        name: 'Jane Smith',
        age: 25,
        email: '[email protected]'
      }
    }
  }
];

In this setup, when navigating to the '/user' path, the 'UserComponent' will receive the 'userData' object as props with the specified data.

Now, let's receive and use the passed object in the receiving component, in this case, the 'UserComponent'. Inside the 'UserComponent' definition, we can declare the props that we expect to receive:

export default {
  props: ['userData'],
  mounted() {
    console.log('User Data:', this.userData);
  }
};

By declaring 'userData' in the props object, we are telling Vue to pass this object when the component is created. In the 'mounted' hook, we are simply logging the received object to the console for demonstration purposes. You can access and use the data within the 'userData' object as needed within your component.

Finally, when you navigate to the '/user' route in your application, the 'UserComponent' will receive the 'userData' object as props and display or manipulate the data as required in your application.

By following these steps, you should now be able to effectively pass an object as props using Vue Router in your Vue.js application. This technique can be useful for sharing complex data structures or parameters across different components, enhancing the flexibility and reusability of your Vue.js application.