Unfortunately, the approach you're taking isn't feasible in this scenario.
- Vue's handling of VNodes means that the element won't be present when trying to assess
disabled initially. Vue first evaluates properties to determine the desired DOM structure and then creates the corresponding elements. This concept is explained further here:
It's important to note that the ref can only be accessed after the component has been mounted. If you attempt to access input within a template expression, it will be null during the initial render because the element doesn't exist until after the initial render!
- In scenarios involving async components, attributes should have predefined values even if there isn't a Component ready for rendering yet, let alone specific elements in place.
- For fragment components, there won't be a singular HTML element to interact with as the component represents multiple top-level HTML elements.
Events operate differently as they involve defining handlers: DOM events originate from a single source and apply to a single target. In instances where components are absent, no events are emitted. Additionally, event syntax provides access to $event, not an $el for direct element referencing.
The most effective method is to use a ref to access the object after Vue has generated it, while keeping in mind the same null-on-initial-render rules associated with refs mentioned above. When passing a handle into a versatile method like getFoo(argument), your argument may need to be a string or enum key defined by you, rather than the element itself.