Setting backbone.js model defaults to use a function

Question

I am attempting to use moment.js to set a start_time and end_time default in my backbone model. It looks like this:

backbone_init: function() {
        imp.calendar.CalendarEvent = Backbone.Model.extend({
          urlRoot: '/#',
          initialize: function() {
            //if (this.attributes.start_time)  {
              //console.log(moment.utc(this.attributes.start_time));
            //}
          },
          defaults: {
            id: null,
            name: "",
            start_time: '' function() { moment().format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:00\Z"); },  // defaults need to be for moment - now
            end_time: '' function() { moment().format("YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:00\Z"); },    // defaults need to be for moment day + 1
            color: "#0066FF",
            address_id: 0,
            detail: '',
            type: '',
            is_all_day: 0
          }
        });

And I believe I am on the right track however I am probably not following correct syntax rules for my start and end_times default values and am getting:

Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token (

As the error.
Does anyone know how to use functions like this to specify my default values? Thanks a lot and I will provide any other info required to make this work

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 19 '14 at 21:02

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Get rid of the '' before the function declarations after start_time and end_time. This isn't correct syntax.

edited Dec 19 '14 at 21:02

razorsyntax

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answered Dec 19 '14 at 20:53

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wow...I had tried that in the code and then thought, NO THAT CAN't BE RIGHT!!! I will accept answer in 11 min, thnx <3 – ZachyBear Dec 19 '14 at 20:55

Setting backbone.js model defaults to use a function

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