NuxtLink and Prefetching
Understand routing by using NuxtLink and discover how Nuxt will prefetch routes.
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Switching between pages manually by changing the URL is not practical for users and a better way is to provide navigation links. The traditional way of switching between pages with HTML is by using the anchor tag <a>:
The NuxtLink component
Nuxt has a component called NuxtLink. Behind the scenes, NuxtLink still renders an <a> element, but has some additional benefits. The href attribute is automatically set to the route of the page, and a full page refresh (default with <a>) is prevented so the router can handle navigation. We can additionally add page transitions if needed.
Run and open the following code example in a new browser tab. You can click the links to visit each page and use the browser’s previous page button to return home:
<script setup>
// The useRoute composable returns the current route, and we can
// then access the params named id (matches the file name)
const route = useRoute();
const userId = route.params.id;
</script>
<template>
<p>{{ userId }}</p>
<ul>
<li><NuxtLink to="/">home</NuxtLink></li>
</ul>
</template>
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