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Hai Huang
12,675 PointsCan I just use a property in the data object instead of creating a computed property?
Consider these two code blocks.
i.
data: {
firstName: 'a',
lastName: 'b',
fullName: ${firstName} ${lastName}
}
ii.
computed: {
getFullName: function() {
return ${firstName} ${lastName};
}
}
If using {{fullName}} and {{getFullName}} in the HTML will get the same rendered result, why bother using a computed properties? I understand that computed properties may be preferred when the computation is not that simple, but if the situation is simple as the example above, are those two ways the same? Is there any possible difference in web performance?
Thank you.
1 Answer
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsYou can expect course examples to often be simple because the focus is on conveying the concept more than a specific application for it.
But still, an advantage of the full name computed property is that while it may be displayed in several different places, it provides a single point to change should another format be desired (such as "lastname, firstname"). Another advantage of computed properties is they allow you to implement the "best practice" of not storing the same data in more than one place.
Hai Huang
12,675 PointsHai Huang
12,675 PointsClearly explained and very helpful. Thank you again for helping me!