Do we have router.reload in vue-router?

Question

I see in this pull request:

• Add a router.reload()

  Reload with current path and call data hook again

But when I try issuing the following command from a Vue component:

this.$router.reload()

I get this error:

Uncaught TypeError: this.$router.reload is not a function

I searched in the docs, but could not found anything relevant. Does vue/vue-router provider some functionality like this?

The software versions I'm interested in are:

"vue": "^2.1.0",
"vue-router": "^2.0.3",

PS. I know location.reload() is one of the alternatives, but I'm looking for a native Vue option.

Answer 1

this.$router.go() does exactly this; if no arguments are specified, the router navigates to current location, refreshing the page.

note: current implementation of router and its history components don't mark the param as optional, but IMVHO it's either a bug or an omission on Evan You's part, since the spec explicitly allows it. I've filed an issue report about it. If you're really concerned with current TS annotations, just use the equivalent this.$router.go(0)

As to 'why is it so': go internally passes its arguments to window.history.go, so its equal to windows.history.go() - which, in turn, reloads the page, as per MDN doc.

note: since this executes a "soft" reload on regular desktop (non-portable) Firefox, a bunch of strange quirks may appear if you use it but in fact you require a true reload; using the window.location.reload(true); (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Location/reload) mentioned by OP instead may help - it certainly did solve my problems on FF.

Answer 2

The simplest solution is to add a :key attribute to <router-view>:

<router-view :key="$route.fullPath"></router-view>

This is because Vue Router does not notice any change if the same component is being addressed. With the key, any change to the path will trigger a reload of the component with the new data.

Answer 3

this.$router.go(this.$router.currentRoute)

---

Vue-Router Docs:

I checked vue-router repo on GitHub and it seems that there isn't reload() method any more. But in the same file, there is: currentRoute object.

Source: vue-router/src/index.js
Docs: docs

get currentRoute (): ?Route {
    return this.history && this.history.current
  }

Now you can use this.$router.go(this.$router.currentRoute) for reload current route.

Simple example.

Version for this answer:

"vue": "^2.1.0",
"vue-router": "^2.1.1"

Answer 4

Use router.go(0) if you use Typescript, and it's asking arguments for the go method.

Answer 5

router.js

routes: [
{
  path: '/',
  component: test,
  meta: {
    reload: true,
  },
}]

main.js

import router from './router';

new Vue({
  render: h => h(App),
  router,
  watch:{
    '$route' (to) {
       if(to.currentRoute.meta.reload==true){window.location.reload()}
  }
}).$mount('#app')

Answer 6

Resolve the route to a URL and navigate the window with Javascript.

        let r = this.$router.resolve({
        name: this.$route.name, // put your route information in
        params: this.$route.params, // put your route information in
        query: this.$route.query // put your route information in
      });
      window.location.assign(r.href)

This method replaces the URL and causes the page to do a full request (refresh) rather than relying on Vue.router. $router.go does not work the same for me even though it is theoretically supposed to.

Answer 7

<router-link 
  :to='`/products`'
  @click.native="$router.go()"
  class="sub-link"
>
</router-link>

I have tried this for reloading the current page.

Answer 8

Here's a solution if you just want to update certain components on a page:

In template

<Component1 :key="forceReload" />
<Component2 :key="forceReload" />

In data

data() {
  return {
    forceReload: 0
  {
}

In methods:

   Methods: {
     reload() {
        this.forceReload += 1
     }
   }

Use a unique key and bind it to a data property for each one you want to update (I typically only need this for a single component, two at the most. If you need more, I suggest just refreshing the full page using the other answers.

I learned this from Michael Thiessen's post: https://medium.com/hackernoon/the-correct-way-to-force-vue-to-re-render-a-component-bde2caae34ad

Answer 9

A simple example:

this.$router.go(0)

Here is docs: https://router.vuejs.org/guide/essentials/navigation.html#traverse-history

Answer 10

It's my reload. Because of some browser very weird. location.reload can't reload.

methods:{
   reload: function(){
      this.isRouterAlive = false
      setTimeout(()=>{
         this.isRouterAlive = true
      },0)
   }
}

<router-view v-if="isRouterAlive"/>

Answer 11

function removeHash () { 
    history.pushState("", document.title, window.location.pathname
                                          + window.location.search);
}


App.$router.replace({name:"my-route", hash: '#update'})
App.$router.replace({name:"my-route", hash: ' ', params: {a: 100} })
setTimeout(removeHash, 0)

Notes:

1. And the # must have some value after it.
2. The second route hash is a space, not empty string.
3. setTimeout, not $nextTick to keep the url clean.

Answer 12

For rerender you can use in parent component

<template>
  <div v-if="renderComponent">content</div>
</template>
<script>
export default {
   data() {
      return {
        renderComponent: true,
      };
    },
    methods: {
      forceRerender() {
        // Remove my-component from the DOM
        this.renderComponent = false;
        
        this.$nextTick(() => {
          // Add the component back in
          this.renderComponent = true;
        });
      }
    }
}
</script>

Answer 13

Simple reload/refresh any component do below things

<ProductGrid v-if="renderComponent"/>

<script>
import ProductGrid from "./product-grid";
export default {
  name:'product',
  components: {
    ProductGrid
  },
  data() {
    return {
      renderComponent: true,
    };
  },
  methods: {
    forceRerender: function() {
      // Remove my-component from the DOM
        this.renderComponent = false;
        this.$nextTick(() => {
            // Add the component back in
            this.renderComponent = true;
        });
    }
 },
 watch:{
    '$route.query.cid'(newId, oldId) {
        if(newId>0){
            this.forceRerender();
        }      
     }
  }
}
</script>

Answer 14

Found a way to go to reload same route from same source on vue router 4:

import {
  useRouter,
  NavigationFailureType,
  isNavigationFailure,
} from "vue-router";

const router = useRouter();
const handleLinkClick = (link) => {
  router.push({ name: link }).then((failure) => {
    if (isNavigationFailure(failure, NavigationFailureType.duplicated)) {
      router.go({ name: link });
    }
  });

source

Answer 15

This answer helped me:

 this.$router
          .push({ path: '/home' })
          .then(() => { this.$router.go() })

It first redirects to /home and then reloads the page. Helps with getting updated navbar after login.

Answer 16

if you mean to reload the page just do:

window.location.reload()

Answer 17

vueObject.$forceUpdate();

You could use the forceUpdate method.

Answer 18

window.location.reload();

You can use it to reload your current page. There is similar usage in Jquery too.