Instance Properties

vm.$el

• Type: HTMLElement
• Read only

The DOM element that the Vue instance is managing. Note that for Fragment Instances, vm.$el will return an anchor node that indicates the starting position of the fragment.

vm.$data

• Type: Object

The data object that the Vue instance is observing. You can swap it with a new object. The Vue instance proxies access to the properties on its data object.

vm.$options

• Type: Object

The instantiation options used for the current Vue instance. This is useful when you want to include custom properties in the options:

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new Vue({
  customOption: 'foo',
  created: function () {
    console.log(this.$options.customOption) // -> 'foo'
  }
})

vm.$parent

• Type: Vue
• Read only

The parent instance, if the current instance has one.

vm.$root

• Type: Vue
• Read only

The root Vue instance of the current component tree. If the current instance has no parents this value will be itself.

vm.$children

• Type: Array<Vue>
• Read only

The direct child components of the current instance.

vm.$

• Type: Object
• Read only

An object that holds child components that have v-ref registered. For more details see v-ref.

vm.$$

• Type: Object
• Read only

An object that holds DOM elements that have v-el registered. For more details see v-el.

Meta Properties

Instances created by v-repeat will also have some meta properties, e.g. vm.$index, vm.$key and vm.$value. For more details, see the guide on using v-repeat.