Apr 18, 2017 · To do this, I can assign the Vue instance to a variable. var vm1 = new Vue ( { el: '#vm1' , data: { name: 'Vue Instance #1' } }); On this variable, we can access any data properties, methods, etc. directly. We could, for example, read the value of the data property by writing vm1.name. But let’s change its value instead.