VueJS adding form components dynamically in a nested v-for loop?

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I'm trying to achieve the following, but have hit a road block.

I have the following form:

When I click the 'New Deal Section' button, I create a new section which looks like the following:

What I want to do however is be able to add multiple text boxes in each section when the 'New Item' button is pressed. I've tried nesting a second v-for loop within the container that is created when the 'New Deal Button' is pressed but have failed to get this working.

I'm very new to working with any kind of JS let alone the VueJS framework, so any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Here is my code so far:

<!--Start of content-->
        <div class="container">
            <button class="btn btn-success mt-5 mb-5" @click="addNewSection">
                New Deal Section
            </button>

            <div class="card mb-3" v-for="(section, index) in sections">

                <div class="card-body">
                    <button class="btn btn-success mt-5 mb-5" @click="addNewItem">
                        New Item
                    </button>

                    <span class="float-right" style="cursor:pointer">
                        X
                    </span>

                    <h4 class="card-title">Deal section {{ index + 1}}</h4>

                    <div class="employee-form" v-for="(addition, index) in additionals">
                        <input type="text" class="form-control mb-2" placeholder="Item" v-model="addition.item">
                    </div>

                    <div class="employee-form">
                        <input type="text" class="form-control mb-2" placeholder="Item" v-model="section.item">
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>

        <script>
            var app = new Vue({
                el: '.container',
                data: {
                    sections: [
                        {
                            item: '',
                        }
                    ]
                },
                methods: {
                    addNewSection () {
                        this.sections.push({
                            item: ''
                        })
                    },
                    addNewItem () {
                        this.additionals.push({
                            item: ''
                        })
                    }
                }
            })
        </script>

Wuzi · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-30 21:56:12Z

You should add the additionals array inside the sections array, like this:

<div id="app">
    <div class="container">
        <button class="btn btn-success mt-5 mb-5" @click="addNewSection">
            New Deal Section
        </button>

        <div class="card mb-3" v-for="(section, index) in sections">
            <hr>
            <div class="card-body">
                <button class="btn btn-success mt-5 mb-5" @click="addNewItem(index)"> <!-- passing the index -->
                    New Item
                </button>

                <span class="float-right" style="cursor:pointer">
                    X
                </span>

                <h4 class="card-title">Deal section {{ index + 1}}</h4>

                <div class="employee-form" v-for="(addition, index) in section.additionals"> <!-- additionals of the section -->
                    <input type="text" class="form-control mb-2" placeholder="Item" v-model="addition.item">
                </div>

                <div class="employee-form">
                    <input type="text" class="form-control mb-2" placeholder="Item" v-model="section.item">
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>

<script>
    var app = new Vue({
        el: '.container',
        data: {
            sections: [
                {
                    item: '',
                    additionals: [] // <-
                }
            ]

        },
        methods: {
            addNewSection() {
                this.sections.push({
                    item: '',
                    additionals: [] // <-
                })
            },
            addNewItem(id) {
                // passing the id of the section
                this.sections[id].additionals.push({
                    item: ''
                })
            }
        }
    })
</script>

JSFiddle: https://jsfiddle.net/Wuzix/qs6t9L7x/

Thanks for the answer. Saved my day! Thanks, chap, however, adding the object inside the sections array inside the data function of the Vue instance is not necessary as the data is already being defined ondemand when you push into the array, unless if your sections is a mandatory then is alright

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