Nuxt•3w ago

Non-reactive data

What's the best way to put data in a component that doesn't need to be reactive using the options API?

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Hi @Joey. I'm kapa.ai, your friendly support bot. I will try to answer your question by searching through the knowledge base. :wave: ---------------------- To handle non-reactive data in a Nuxt component using the Options API, you can use the data() method, but there isn't a specific way to declare non-reactive data within the Options API in Nuxt. However, I can suggest an alternative approach using the Composition API, which Nuxt 3 recommends. In Nuxt 3, you can use the defineNuxtComponent() helper function to define components with the Options API. Within this function, you can use the setup() method to declare non-reactive data. Here's how you can do it:

export default defineNuxtComponent({
  setup() {
    const nonReactiveData = { /* your non-reactive data */ }
    return {
      nonReactiveData
    }
  }
})

export default defineNuxtComponent({
  setup() {
    const nonReactiveData = { /* your non-reactive data */ }
    return {
      nonReactiveData
    }
  }
})

By returning the data from the setup() method without wrapping it in a reactive reference (like ref() or reactive()), you're essentially creating non-reactive data that can be used in your component Docs > Api > Utils > defineNuxtComponent (https://nuxt.com/docs/api/utils/define-nuxt-component). However, it's important to note that Nuxt 3 strongly recommends using the Composition API with <script setup> for defining components, as it provides better type safety and is more aligned with Vue 3's best practices Docs > Guide > Concepts > Vue.js Development > Vue with Nuxt > Composition API (https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/concepts/vuejs-development#composition-api). If you're open to using the Composition API, you could simply declare your non-reactive data as a regular JavaScript object or variable within your <script setup> block:

<script setup lang="ts">
const nonReactiveData = { /* your non-reactive data */ }
</script>

<script setup lang="ts">
const nonReactiveData = { /* your non-reactive data */ }
</script>

This approach is more straightforward and aligns better with Nuxt 3's recommendations for component development. ---------------------- Note: you can ask me a follow up question by @ mentioning me again :speech_balloon: ----------------------

kapa.ai•3w ago

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