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Using `v-model` to Create a Custom Form Control

Explore how to use Vue's v-model directive to create custom form controls that enable two-way data binding. Learn techniques to bind parent data to custom components, manage user input effectively, and build interactive form elements that can be reused throughout your application.

Custom form controls or, more precisely, custom input elements are a staple of innovative and modern web applications. There are countless possibilities for custom inputs—the only boundary is our creativity. Thanks to Vue’s implementation of two-way binding, we can turn almost any interaction into a ready-to-use form element.

Two-way binding repetition and further understanding

Let’s do a quick repetition of how Vue generates two-way binding out of v-model and how we can rebuild ...