Backbone routes: optional parameter not matching

Question

I am using the following configuration for my router:

var Router = Backbone.Router.extend({
            routes: {
                'item/:param(/:param-2)': 'func1',

                // Default
                '*actions': 'defaultAction'
            }
        });

I initialize the router as follows:

    var router = new Router;

    router.on('route:func1', function(param1, param2){
        console.log("Route: summary, class_id: " + class_id);

    });

But only URLs of the format #item/1 are matched by the func1 route.

URLs like #item/1/3 are passed to the defaultAction route.

I'm not able to figure out why the optional parameter doesn't get matched.

I figured it out eventually. "-" is apparently not allowed in routes. — Deepak Joy Cheenath, Sep 10 '13 at 14:04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '13 at 00:53

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For others, the "-" character is not allowed in a parameter name. (Although it is allowed to be part of a route.)

You can replace "param-2" with "param_2" and it will work.

answered Nov 09 '13 at 00:53

TheJoe

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