In this chapter, you will see some simple examples of Aurelia refs. You can use it to create a reference to a particular object. You can create a reference to elements or attributes, as seen in the following table.
Sr.No | Example & Description |
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1 |
ref = "myRef" Used for creating a reference to DOM element. |
2 |
attribute-name.ref = "myRef" Used for creating a reference to custom attribute's view-model. |
3 |
view-model.ref = "myRef Used for creating a reference to custom element's view-model. |
4 |
view.ref = "myRef" Used for creating a reference to custom elements view instance. |
5 |
rcontroller.ref = "myRef" Used for creating a reference to custom element's controller instance. |
In the following example, we will create a reference to the input element. We will use the default class syntax as a view-model.
export class App { }
We are creating a reference to the input element by adding the ref = "name" attribute.
<template> <input type = "text" ref = "name"><br/> <h3>${name.value}</h3> </template>
When we run the app, we will see that the text entered into the input field is rendered on the screen.