元素模板字符串中的$含义是什么＆＃39; $ <input ... =“”/>＆＃39;

Question

我正在尝试在以下示例的模板字符串中理解$的含义：

Vue.component('currency-input', {
  template: '\
    <span>\
      $\
      <input\
        ref="input"\
        v-bind:value="value"\
        v-on:input="updateValue($event.target.value)">\
    </span>\
  ',
  props: ['value'],
  methods: {
    // Instead of updating the value directly, this
    // method is used to format and place constraints
    // on the input's value
    updateValue: function (value) {
      var formattedValue = value
        // Remove whitespace on either side
        .trim()
        // Shorten to 2 decimal places
        .slice(
          0,
          value.indexOf('.') === -1
            ? value.length
            : value.indexOf('.') + 3
        )
      // If the value was not already normalized,
      // manually override it to conform
      if (formattedValue !== value) {
        this.$refs.input.value = formattedValue
      }
      // Emit the number value through the input event
      this.$emit('input', Number(formattedValue))
    }
  }
})

$这里的目的是什么？

模板字符串中$<input ...>内<span>的含义是什么？