Nuxt.JS: How to get route url params in a page

Question

I am using Nuxt.js, and have a dymanic page which is defined under

pages/post/_slug.vue

So, when I visit the page url, say, http://localhost:3000/post/hello-world, how can I read this slug parameter value inside my page.

Currently I am geting it using asyncData as follows:

  asyncData ({ params }) {
    // called every time before loading the component
    return {
      slug: params.slug
    }
  }

This is working fine, but I think this is not the best way, and there should be a better way to make the parameter available to the page. Any help is appreciated!

Answer 1

In the .vue file, to get the Vue router route object:

    this.$route

( notice the Vue router is under the this.$router object)

The $route object has some useful properties:

{
  fullpath: string,
  params: {
    [params_name]: string
  },
  //fullpath without query
  path: string
  //all the things after ? in url
  query: {
    [query_name]: string
  }
}

You can use the $route object like this:

    <script>
    export default {
      mounted() {
        console.log(this.$route.fullPath);
      }
    };
    </script>

the url path params is under the route.params, as in your case route.params.slug

    <script>
    export default {
      mounted() {
        console.log(this.$route.params.slug);
      }
    };
    </script>

the Vue mouted hook only run on client, when you want to get the params on server, you can use the asyncData method:

    <script>
    export default {
        asyncData({route, params}) {
            if (process.server) {
                //use route object
                console.log(route.params.slug)
                //directly use params
                console.log(params.slug)
            }
        }
    };
    </script>

But, pay attention:

It will be called server-side once (on the first request to the Nuxt app) and client-side when navigating to further routes. ref

If you don't need the params information on server, like you don't need to get data based on the params on server side, I think the mounted hook will suffice.