Watching computed properties

Kendall ARNEAUD picture Kendall ARNEAUD · Dec 9, 2016 · Viewed 67.9k times · Source

I have a component with the following hash

{ 
  computed: { 
    isUserID: { 
      get: function(){
         return this.userId? 
      } 
  }
}

Should I be watching isUserID or userId for changes? Can you watch computed properties?

Answer

Saurabh picture Saurabh · Dec 15, 2016

Yes, you can setup watcher on computed property, see the fiddle.

Following is the code to set watch on computed property:

const demo = new Vue({
    el: '#demo',

    data() {
        return {
            age: ''
        };
    },

    computed: {
        doubleAge() {
            return 2 * this.age;
        }
    },

    watch: {
        doubleAge(newValue) {
            alert(`yes, computed property changed: ${newValue}`);
        }
    }
});