[Vuejs]-Vue.js – Use props in single file component script section

put functions into exported object within ‘methods’ object:

module.exports = {
        props: {
            searchArea: Object
        },
        data: function() {
            return {
                latlng: whatever
            }
        },       
        methods: {
            updateSearchLocation: function(this.latlng) {..... },
            initMap: function() {.. call updateSearchLocation() as this.updateSearchLocation(this.latlng) ... },
        }
    }