Vue Select with V-for

Vue Select is a popular dropdown select component for Vue.js. It allows users to select items from a list of options that can be dynamically generated using the v-for directive.

What is V-for?

V-for is a directive in Vue.js that lets you loop over an array and render each item in the array with the same template. It is similar to a for loop in JavaScript, but it is designed specifically for rendering items in a Vue template.

Using V-for with Vue Select

Let's say we want to create a Vue Select component that displays a list of fruits. We can use v-for to loop over an array of fruits and generate the list of options for the select box.

Here is some example code:

<template>
  <div>
    <v-select
      v-model="selectedFruit"
      :options="fruits"
      placeholder="Select a fruit"
    />
  </div>
</template>

<script>
  export default {
    data: function () {
      return {
        selectedFruit: null,
        fruits: ['Apple', 'Banana', 'Cherry', 'Grape', 'Orange']
      }
    }
  }
</script>

In this code, we are using the v-select component from Vue Select. We are binding the v-model directive to the selectedFruit variable, which will store the user's selected fruit. We are also using the :options directive to bind the list of fruits to the options for the select box.

We can now use v-for within the v-select component to generate each option based on the list of fruits:

<v-select
  v-model="selectedFruit"
  :options="fruits"
  placeholder="Select a fruit"
>
  <template slot="option" slot-scope="option">
    <div v-text="option.label"></div>
  </template>
</v-select>

In this code, we are using a template slot to customize the rendering of each option. We are binding the label of each option to a div for display.

Conclusion

Vue Select with V-for makes it easy to generate dynamic select boxes with Vue.js. By using V-for, we can loop over an array and generate each option with the same template. This makes it easy to create customizable and reusable select components that can display any list of options.