This is for backbone.js questions that specifically relate to Backbone's event handling system.
Questions tagged [backbone-events]
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Re-inject Backbone.View into the DOM with keeping events instead of creating new events
I got following example Backbone.View:
var View = Backbone.View.extend({
tagName: "div",
className: "advertisement",
initialize: function () {
this.on('switch', this.
switch, this);
this.views = {};
this.views.laptop = new…
bodokaiser
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Backbone JS: Routes with empty parameters
I have a route.
routes: {
"example/=q:query": "example_main"
}
This:
localhost/site/#example/q=hello
works perfectly but if the URL is:
localhost/site/#example/q=
My router does not understand it and no action is performed. Does anyone know…
Junior
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Events not captured
I built a chrome extension for the Github Star page using jQuery and Backbone. You can try it here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gpmgjficglcobhpbbkbgklfcpmhpemnb and the source code is here: https://github.com/gregorym/galactic
My…
Gregory
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Backbone.ModelBinder: why do I have to hit submit twice?
I am using Backbone and Backbone.ModelBinder.
I have a bunch of text fields that are bound via BackboneModelBinder. Everything works as expected however when I make a change to a text field and I don't unfocus the field first (click off the input…
Kirk
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Backbone view inside other view by ajax. Events not working
I have Backbone view. It load content (component on backbone with AJAX):
render: function () {
var self = this;
$.get('/Blog', request, function (data) {
self.$el.html(data);
…
Arkady Spiridonov
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Backbone events hash with collections
Im trying to utilize Backbone's view events hash to bind a change event to the current view's collection:
events: {
'this.collection change': 'render'
}
as opposed to my current method:
initialize: function() {
this.collection.on('change',…
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Render a view for a model on first load, not on every change
I would like to render a view for a model when the model is first fetched but not on every change.
My setup is as follows:
var m = new $.model.Customer({id: customer});
var v = new $.view.GeneralEditView({el: $("#general"), model:…
Conor Power
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listening to changes in Backbone.js
I'm trying to understand when to use events in the view vs in the models or collections.
From what I understand now:
events in the UI that made by the user - should be in the view's "event" method.
for listening to changes in the model and…
Daniel
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Backbone.js Click Event Won't Fire
I have been trying to learn backbone.js, but I can't figure out why my click event isn't firing when I click the home link. I'm fairly new to backbone and I'm just not sure what am I missing? I've looked up a bunch of different tutorials on the…
Jason Biondo
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Execute a function after two or more events are fired in Backbone
I have two buttons:
I want to make an alert message to appear only after the two buttons are clicked, this is part of a larger app for which I am using Backbone.js, so far I…
I want to make an alert message to appear only after the two buttons are clicked, this is part of a larger app for which I am using Backbone.js, so far I…
rpabon
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DOM manipulation on window resize with Backbone Events
I have a client side app I'm working in which Im' using jQuery 1.7.x, Backbone and Underscore. The app has many columns and as the window is resized I need to adjust the DOM to push or pop a column. I'm running into an issue of how to manipulate…
yekta
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Apply jQuery function on an 'el' of backbone.js to get the value of its children
I'm really new to backbone so the question may seem a bit naive. But I'm trying to figure out how to apply jQuery on an 'el' to get the value of an input.
Basically I have a form, and I want whenever the user makes some change to an input, the…
danqing
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Backbone Model.set Not Sticking?
In my backbone app I have a View backed by a Model and I'm storing the models in a Collection. There are several of these views on the page and only one can be selected at a time. Therefore, I have another View that contains a collection of these…
threejeez
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How should Backbone listen for file upload?
I wrote a single button file upload using a hidden iframe and javascript to submit the form. I'm trying to get backbone to listen for when it is successful so I can create a new div for the image to be inserted onto the page but I am fairly new to…
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How can i append a view to existing html markup using backbone.js
Can anybody give a small example about how to load a new div container based on a mouse click, using Backbone.js? I would like to add a new div container to my already existing html contents.
JeanFrancois
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