Vue Refs

up:: Vue When we want to have access to an input element but not log every keystroke (like with v-model).

<input type="text" ref="userText">
<button @click="setText()"></button>

methods: {
	setText() {
		const entered = this.$refs.userText.value; // this is the whole JS object of the input element (as if we were to use 'target')
	}
}