Section 1.1: Setting Up Your Environment

To begin, install the necessary packages by executing the following commands in your terminal:

npm install primevue@^3.1.1 --save

npm install primeicons --save

This step will set up the library along with all its components and icons.

Next, integrate the PrimeVue plugin into your application. Open your main.js file and add the following code:

import { createApp } from "vue";

import App from "./App.vue";

import PrimeVue from "primevue/config";

import InputText from "primevue/inputtext";

import 'primevue/resources/primevue.min.css'

import 'primevue/resources/themes/bootstrap4-light-blue/theme.css'

import 'primeicons/primeicons.css'

const app = createApp(App);

app.use(PrimeVue);

app.component("InputText", InputText);

app.mount("#app");

In this snippet, we invoke app.use to incorporate the PrimeVue plugin. Subsequently, we register the InputText component using app.component.

The line import 'primevue/resources/primevue.min.css' imports the essential CSS, while import 'primevue/resources/themes/bootstrap4-light-blue/theme.css' loads the theme's CSS. Additionally, import 'primeicons/primeicons.css' brings in the icons.

Section 1.2: Using PrimeFlex for Layouts

To simplify layout creation without extensive manual coding, you can install the primeflex package. To do so, run the following command:

npm install primeflex --save

After installation, include the CSS in your main.js:

import 'primeflex/primeflex.css';

Now, you can use various classes to manage your layout. For instance:

• p-ml-2 adds a left margin.
• p-d-inline ensures the input displays inline.
• Use p-shadow-{x} for shadows, where x ranges from 1 to 24.
• p-d-flex and p-d-inline-flex create flex layouts.
• The p-flex-{direction} class defines the flex direction, which can be set to row, row-reverse, column, or column-reverse.

You can also adjust layouts based on breakpoints. For example:

<template>

<div class="p-d-flex">

<div class="p-order-3">Item 3</div>

<div class="p-order-1">Item 1</div>

<div class="p-order-2">Item 2</div>

</div>

</template>

This code will rearrange items depending on the screen size, giving you flexibility in your layout design.

The first video, "Getting Started with Vue 3 and PrimeVue," provides a detailed introduction to setting up your environment and utilizing PrimeVue components effectively.