How do you customize model directive for a component?
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The v-model directive on a component uses value as the prop and input as the event, but some input types
such as checkboxes and radio buttons may need to use the value attribute for a server side value. In this case,
it is preferred to customize model directive.
Let's take an example of checkbox component,
Vue.component('custom-checkbox', {
model: {
prop: 'checked',
event: 'change'
},
props: {
checked: Boolean
},
template: `
<input
type="checkbox"
v-bind:checked="checked"
v-on:change="$emit('change', $event.target.checked)"
>
`
})
Now you can use v-model on this customized component as below,
<custom-checkbox v-model="selectFramework"></custom-checkbox>
The selectFramework property will be passed to the checked prop and same property will be updated when custom
checkbox component emits a change event with a new value.
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