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category, alias
category alias
Reactivity useDebounce, debouncedRef

refDebounced

Debounce execution of a ref value.

Usage

import { refDebounced } from '@vueuse/core';
import { shallowRef } from 'vue';

const input = shallowRef('foo');
const debounced = refDebounced(input, 1000);

input.value = 'bar';
console.log(debounced.value); // 'foo'

await sleep(1100);

console.log(debounced.value); // 'bar'
// ---cut-after---
function sleep(ms: number) {
  return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
}

An example with object ref.

import { refDebounced } from '@vueuse/core';
import { shallowRef } from 'vue';

const data = shallowRef({
  name: 'foo',
  age: 18,
});
const debounced = refDebounced(data, 1000);

function update() {
  data.value = {
    ...data.value,
    name: 'bar',
  };
}

console.log(debounced.value); // { name: 'foo', age: 18 }
update();
await sleep(1100);

console.log(debounced.value); // { name: 'bar', age: 18 }

You can also pass an optional 3rd parameter including maxWait option. See useDebounceFn for details.

Type Declarations

export type RefDebouncedReturn<T = any> = Readonly<Ref<T>>;
/**
 * Debounce updates of a ref.
 *
 * @return A new debounced ref.
 */
export declare function refDebounced<T>(
  value: Ref<T>,
  ms?: MaybeRefOrGetter<number>,
  options?: DebounceFilterOptions,
): RefDebouncedReturn<T>;
/** @deprecated use `refDebounced` instead */
export declare const debouncedRef: typeof refDebounced;
/** @deprecated use `refDebounced` instead */
export declare const useDebounce: typeof refDebounced;