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7 Ways to Write Better Vue v-for Loops

Matt Maribojoc
5 min readFeb 25, 2020

In Vue, v-for loops are something that every project will use at some point or another. They allow you to write for loops in your template code.

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This is awesome for things like…

  • Rendering arrays or lists
  • Iterating through an object’s properties

In its most basic usage, Vue v-for loops are used like this.

<ul>   
<li v-for='product in products'> {{ product.name }} </li>
</ul>

However, in this article, we’ll be covering some amazing ways to make your v-for code more precise, predictable, and efficient.

Alright — let’s dive right in.

1. Always use keys in Vue v-for loops

To start, we’ll be discussing a common best practice most Vue developers already know — use :key in your v-for loops. By setting a unique key attribute, it ensures that your component works the way you’d expect.

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