How can I generate a description list (dl) in Vue.js using v-for?

Question

The v-for tag in vue is great, no doubt.

I have now the situation where I want to generate a description list such as this. In this case I need to generate two DOM elements for each element in my array:

<dl class="row">
  <dt class="col-sm-3">Description lists</dt>
  <dd class="col-sm-9">A description list is perfect for defining terms.</dd>

Is there any (more or less elegant) way to do this with vue?

Answer 1

You could use the <template> tag with v-for to render a block of multiple elements

new Vue({
  el: "#app",
  data() {
    return {
      items: [
        { short: "1", long: "Long Description 1" },
        { short: "2", long: "Long Description 2" },
        { short: "3", long: "Long Description 3" },
        { short: "4", long: "Long Description 4" },
      ]
    }
  }
})

<link href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.3.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"/>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/2.5.17/vue.js"></script>

<div id="app">
  <dl class="row">
    <template v-for="data in items">
      <dt class="col-sm-3">{{data.short}}</dt>
      <dd class="col-sm-9">{{data.long}}</dd>
    </template>
  </dl>
</div>