# Usage with Vue

Maska provides custom Vue directive for use with input:

```html
<input v-maska:argument.modifier="options">
```

- `argument` is a name of the bound variable (see example below)
- `modifier` modifier for bound variable value, could be one of:
  - `masked` (default): variable will get a masked value (as in v-model)
  - `unmasked`: variable will get an unmasked (raw) value
  - `completed`: variable will be boolean, showing that mask is completed
- `options` is object with default options

## Minimal example

Import `vMaska` directive and apply it to the input along with `data-maska` attribite:

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### **Composition API**

```vue
<script setup>
  import { vMaska } from "maska"
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska data-maska="#-#">
</template>
```

### **Options API**

```vue
<script>
  import { vMaska } from "maska"

  export default {
    directives: { maska: vMaska }
  }
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska data-maska="#-#">
</template>
```
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## Set mask options

To set default [options](/options) for the mask, pass options via **directive value**:

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### **Composition API**

```vue
<script setup>
  import { reactive } from "vue"
  import { vMaska } from "maska"

  // could be plain object too
  const options = reactive({
    mask: "#-#",
    eager: true
  })
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska="options" data-maska-reversed>
</template>
```

### **Options API**

```vue
<script>
  import { vMaska } from "maska"

  export default {
    directives: { maska: vMaska },
    data: () => ({
      options: {
        mask: "#-#",
        eager: true
      }
    })
  }
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska="options" data-maska-reversed>
</template>
```
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You can override default options with `data-maska-` attributes on the input. In the example above we set **eager** mode using options and **reversed** mode using `data-maska-reversed` attribute.

?> Sometimes using directive value is the only way to configure a mask, because you don't have access to the input element: for example, when using Maska with Vuetify.


## Bind value

To get masked value you can use standard `v-model` directive on the input. But if you want to access an unmasked (raw) value or get to know when mask is completed, you can use **directive argument** and (optionally) **directive modifier**:

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### **Composition API**

```vue
<script setup>
  import { ref } from "vue"
  import { vMaska } from "maska"

  const maskedvalue = ref('')
  const unmaskedvalue = ref('')
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska:unmaskedvalue.unmasked data-maska="#-#" v-model="maskedvalue">

  Masked value: {{ maskedvalue }}
  Unmasked value: {{ unmaskedvalue }}
</template>
```

### **Options API**

```vue
<script>
  import { vMaska } from "maska"

  export default {
    directives: { maska: vMaska },
    data: () => ({
      maskedvalue: "",
      unmaskedvalue: ""
    })
  }
</script>

<template>
  <input v-maska:unmaskedvalue.unmasked data-maska="#-#" v-model="maskedvalue">

  Masked value: {{ maskedvalue }}
  Unmasked value: {{ unmaskedvalue }}
</template>
```
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!> For correct work as directive argument, name of the bounded variable should be in **lower case**. So instead of `unmaskedValue` use `unmaskedvalue` or `unmasked_value`.


## Usage with Nuxt

To use Maska in Nuxt 3 you can make a simple plugin. Create file `maska.ts` in `plugins` folder:

```js
import { vMaska } from "maska"

export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
  nuxtApp.vueApp.directive("maska", vMaska)
})
```

Now you can use v-maska directive in your app:

```html
<input v-model="value" v-maska data-maska="#-#" />
```


## Global registration of directive

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### **Vue 3**

```js
import { createApp } from "vue"
import { vMaska } from "maska"

createApp({}).directive("maska", vMaska)

// or in case of CDN load
Vue.createApp({}).directive("maska", Maska.vMaska)
```

### **Vue 2**

```js
import Vue from "vue"
import { vMaska } from "maska"

Vue.directive("maska", vMaska)

// or in case of CDN load
Vue.directive("maska", Maska.vMaska)
```
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