vuejs2 onclick will not call defined method function

Question

Very simple but seems to not be working. Must be because i'm new to VueJS. I downloaded this repo https://github.com/creotip/vue-particles . As I want to create a under construction page using this style.

Problem: I need to create a hamburger menu icon in the top right hand corner which on click calls a method to hide and show a div ( really basic stuff ). I've followed the vue JS tutorials and what people have said on stack overflow but I just cant get my template to speak to the method.

When I click on the hamburger button i keep getting "_vm.hello is not a function". What am i doing wrong? Please see screenshot. There must be something simple to solve this.

Heres what my code looks like:-

app.vue

<template>
  <div id="app">
    <div class="wrap-banner">
      <div class="button_container" @click="hello()">
        <span class="top"></span>
        <span class="middle"></span>
        <span class="bottom"></span>
      </div>
  </div>
</template>

main.js

import Vue from 'vue'
import App from './App'
import Home from './components/home'

Vue.use(Home)

Vue.config.productionTip = false

/* eslint-disable no-new */
new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  template: '<App/>',
  components: { App },
  methods: {
    hello: function() {
        alert('hello')
    }
  }
})

Screenshot

Answer 1

You need to move hello method to App.vue

App.vue

   <template>
  <div id="app">
   <div class="wrap-banner">
      <div class="button_container" @click="hello">
        Demo Panel
        <span class="top"></span>
        <span class="middle"></span>
        <span class="bottom"></span>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script>
export default {
  name: "App",
  data() {
    return {};
  },
  methods: {
    hello: function() {
      alert("hello");
    }
  }
};
</script>

main.js

import Vue from "vue";
import App from "./App";

Vue.config.productionTip = false;

/* eslint-disable no-new */
new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  template: '<App/>',
  components: { App }
})

Checkout demo at https://codesandbox.io/s/8y5yzv00nj

Answer 2

Vue File Architecture

You need to be aware that a Vue file normally has 3 components (HTML, Js and CSS). This file then needs to be processed with a compiler (babel for example) in order to make it readable for the browser. See Vue Single File Components for more information.

Clean Solution

The vue-cli gives you a working starter template with babel and webpack all preconfigured. Just create a vue project and change the template as needed.

1. Install Vue-CLI
2. vue create my-project
3. npm run dev

Quick Solution

If you do not want to use a compiler, just implement it like following:

 new Vue({ el: '#app', data: { message: 'Hello Vue.js!' }, methods: { hello: function() { alert('hello') } } })

 <script src="https://unpkg.com/vue"></script> <div id="app"> <p>{{ message }}</p> <button @click="hello()">Click me</button> </div>