Add rows to the table dynamically with the use of vue.js

Question

I learn vue.js and I created a basic form in HTML and CSS:

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue@2.5.16/dist/vue.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/moment.min.js"></script>                       
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datetimepicker/4.17.37/js/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/locale/pl.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ggg4zmxzjgz4i9b/style.css"/>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datetimepicker/4.17.37/css/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css" />
</head>
<body>
<div id="app">
<div class="col-xs-5" id="mail_div">
    <label for="mail">Mail:</label>
    <input v-model="mail" placeholder="E-mail adress:" type="text" class="form-control" id="mail">
</div>
<div class="col-xs-5" id="date_div">
    <label for="date">Date:</label>
    <div class='input-group date' id='datetimepicker1'>
    <input v-model="date" placeholder="Pick a date:" type='text' class="form-control" />
    <span class="input-group-addon">
        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span>
    </span>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-5" id="adress_div">
    <label for="adress">Adress:</label>
    <input v-model="adress" placeholder="Adress of the point:"type='text' class="form-control" id="adress">
</div> 
<div class="col-xs-5" id="company_div">
    <label for="company">Company:</label>
    <input v-model="company" placeholder="Company name:"type='text' class="form-control" id="company">
</div> 
<div class="col-xs-5" id="fliers_div">
    <label for="fliers">Number:</label>
    <input v-model="fliers" placeholder="Write the number:" type='number' class="form-control" id="fliers">   
</div>    
<div id="table">
<table class="table">
    <thead>
        <th scope="col">Mail</th>
        <th scope="col">Date</th>
        <th scope="col">Adress</th>
        <th scope="col">Company</th>
        <th scope="col">Number</th>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
        <tr>
          <th scope="row">{{ mail }}</th>
          <td>{{ date }}</td>
          <td>{{ adress }}</td>
          <td>{{ company }}</td>
          <td>{{ fliers }}</td>
        </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>
</div>
<div id="button">
    <div id="button_container_1">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary">Add a row</button>
    </div>
    <div id="button_container_2">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Download</button>
    </div>
</div>
</div>


<script src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/3cml0fff7nbfpot/script.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

    $(function () {
        $('#datetimepicker1').datetimepicker({locale:'pl'});
    });

</script>
</body>

And here's my .js file, which is not doing a lot so far:

var app = new Vue({
 el: '#app',
 data: {
  mail:'',
  date:'',
  adress:'',
  company:'',
  fliers:''
}
})

This code updates the row of the table dynamically when I submit data. The effect I want to achieve should let me enter the data for more rows after pressing the blue button. How to do this using vue.js? I've found some tutorials for dynamic tables in vue.js, but I haven't been able to found easy to grasp solutions for my case.

score 20 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 06 '18 at 20:53

20

You should make the following changes:

Declare an array in the data property (lets call it rowData)
Declare a method in methods: (lets call it addItem)
Inside the method, populate a javascript object from the attributes (mail, date, address)
Push the object in the rowData array and clear the model attributes

var app = new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  data: {
    mail:'',
    date:'',
    adress:'',
    company:'',
    fliers:'',
    rowData:[] //the declared array
  },
  methods:{
    addItem(){
      var my_object = {
        mail:this.mail,
        date:this.date,
        adress:this.adress,
        company: this.company,
        fliers: this.fliers
      };
      this.rowData.push(my_object)

      this.mail = '';
      this.date = '';
      this.adress = '';
      this.company = '';
      this.fliers = '';
    }
  }
})

Then update your html like this:

<tr v-for="item in rowData" >
  <th scope="row">{{ item.mail }}</th>
  <td>{{ item.date }}</td>
  <td>{{ item.adress }}</td>
  <td>{{ item.company }}</td>
  <td>{{ item.fliers }}</td>
</tr>

Every time you push a new object to the rowData array, VueJs will automatically detect and render a new row in the table.

edited Sep 06 '18 at 20:53

Sovalina

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answered Sep 06 '18 at 20:37

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Do you have an idea why it's not working in flask? When I open this as a localhost, I get "jinja2.exceptions.UndefinedError: 'item' is undefined" . – Piotr Koller Sep 07 '18 at 07:43
Unfortunately i do not use flask/python if you re referring to it. Maybe the use of this variable in javascript is already in use also in flask. Try to change the variable `item` to something else. e.x. `myrow` and all output expressions like `{{ item.mail }}` to `{{ myrow.mail }}` . But still this is an assumption. – gijoe Sep 07 '18 at 07:57
Probably some kind of conflict between Flask and V-For. I'll just ask another question. – Piotr Koller Sep 07 '18 at 08:12
Dear P-box please check this thread for a solution https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41082626/how-to-render-by-vue-instead-of-jinja – gijoe Sep 08 '18 at 12:35
how to create it in vue3 – Muhammad Muazzam Oct 04 '22 at 04:30

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 02 '23 at 09:14

Basic things to use will be methods section in Vue object creation, v-for usage and @click action added to button.

<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/vue@2.5.16/dist/vue.js"></script>
    <script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js">    </script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/moment.min.js"></script>                       
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datetimepicker/4.17.37/js/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.10.6/locale/pl.js"></script>
    <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.12.1/jquery-ui.js"></script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css"/>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/ggg4zmxzjgz4i9b/style.css"/>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap-datetimepicker/4.17.37/css/bootstrap-datetimepicker.min.css" />
</head>
<body>
    <div id="app">
        <div class="col-xs-5" id="mail_div">
            <label for="mail">Mail:</label>
            <input v-model="current.mail" placeholder="E-mail adress:" type="text" class="form-control" id="mail">
        </div>
    <div class="col-xs-5" id="date_div">
    <label for="date">Date:</label>
    <div class='input-group date' id='datetimepicker1'>
        <input v-model="current.date" placeholder="Pick a date:" type='text' class="form-control" />
        <span class="input-group-addon">
            <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></span>
        </span>
    </div>
</div>
<div class="col-xs-5" id="adress_div">
    <label for="adress">Adress:</label>
    <input v-model="current.adress" placeholder="Adress of the point:"type='text' class="form-control" id="adress">
</div> 
<div class="col-xs-5" id="company_div">
    <label for="company">Company:</label>
    <input v-model="current.company" placeholder="Company name:"type='text' class="form-control" id="company">
</div> 
<div class="col-xs-5" id="fliers_div">
    <label for="fliers">Number:</label>
    <input v-model="current.fliers" placeholder="Write the number:" type='number' class="form-control" id="fliers">   
</div>    
<div id="table">
    <table class="table">
        <thead>
            <tr>
                <th scope="col">Mail</th>
                <th scope="col">Date</th>
                <th scope="col">Adress</th>
                <th scope="col">Company</th>
                <th scope="col">Number</th>
            </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
            <tr v-for="el in arr">
                <td>{{ el.mail }}</td>
                <td>{{ el.date }}</td>
                <td>{{ el.adress }}</td>
                <td>{{ el.company }}</td>
                <td>{{ el.fliers }}</td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>
<div id="button">
    <div id="button_container_1">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" @click="addCurrent">Add a row</button>
    </div>
    <div id="button_container_2">
        <button type="button" class="btn btn-success">Download</button>
    </div>
</div>
</div>


<script type="text/javascript">var app = new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  data: {
    current:{mail: '',
    date: '',
    adress:'',
    company:'',
    fliers:''},
    arr:[]
  },
  methods: {
    addCurrent() {
        this.arr.push(JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(this.current)));
    }
  }
})</script>
<script type="text/javascript">

    $(function () {
        $('#datetimepicker1').datetimepicker({locale:'pl'});
    });

</script>
</body>

This solution is missing something. When I change values in the form, it updates the previous rows as well. — Piotr Koller, Sep 07 '18 at 07:23
thanks but i have problem with this solution it not updated id — fido, Nov 10 '19 at 11:57

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 26 '20 at 11:03

You may want to check out these real examples. They have created something similar to yours.

HTML

<div id="form-message">
<button class="btn btn-default" @click="addNewMessage">New Message</button>
 <template v-for="message in messages">
 <input type="text" v-model="message.DestinationNumber" class="form-control">
 <textarea rows="3" v-model="message.TextDecoded" class="form-control"> 
</textarea>
</template>
<button class="btn btn-success" @click.prevent="submitForm">Submit</button>
<pre>{{messages | json}}</pre>

</div>

JS

 var newSingleMessage = new Vue({
 el: '#form-message',
 data: {
  messages: [
    {
        DestinationNumber: '',
        TextDecoded: ''
    }
 ],
submitted:false
},
 methods: {
addNewMessage: function(){
    this.messages.push({
        DestinationNumber: '',
        TextDecoded: ''
    });
},
submitForm: function(e) {
    console.log(this.messages);
    this.$http.post('api/outbox', {messages:this.messages})
    .then(function(response){
            //handle success
            console.log(response);
    }).error(function(response){
            //handle error
            console.log(response)
    });
    this.messages = [{ DestinationNumber: '', TextDecoded: '' }];
    this.submitted = true;
}
}
});

Source JSFiddle

Add rows to the table dynamically with the use of vue.js

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