How to Successfully Fetch Data from an API in Vue with Axios

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The Problem: Data Retrieval with Axios

In your first piece of code, you successfully fetched the current price of Ethereum using Axios and displayed it on your Vue component. Here’s a quick summary of how it worked:

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However, when you tried to implement the same pattern for Smooth Love Potion (SLP), you encountered an error:

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The main issue is with accessing the property smooth-love-potion. The Vue reactivity system requires that you use a different syntax to access property names that contain hyphens.

The Solution: Accessing Properties Correctly

To fix this issue, instead of accessing the property in the standard dot notation, you will need to use bracket notation. Here’s how you can adjust your code for the SLP price:

Correcting the Vue Template

Update your template code for fetching the SLP price to the following:

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Why does this work?

Bracket Notation: Bracket notation is used to access properties of an object when the property name contains special characters like hyphens.

Reactiveness: Using the correct access method ensures that Vue is able to pick up the changes to your slpPrice object and reactively update the user interface.

Recap of Your Data Fetching Code

Here’s the complete updated code for fetching SLP price using Axios:

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Conclusion

Now you can confidently fetch and display data from any API you choose. Happy coding!