Views in the Backbone.js library. Backbone views are used to reflect what your applications' data models look like. They are also used to listen to events and react accordingly.
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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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How to get an item in a collection with extra attributes
I currently get an item in a collection for a user like so:
me.user = Backbone.Collection.Users.collection().get(id);
This returns the default set of attribute required in the app. On the user profile page, I want to show additional attributes that…
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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:…
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Passing a collection to multiple views
I'm trying to pass a paginated collection (backbone.paginator plugin) to multiple views so it's shared and I can call functions of my three views using the same collection.
However, my main view (AttendeesView) which is calling other views…
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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…
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How to properly switch between complex Backbone Apps in a One-Page App
I'm having several complex views/apps that all together form one big app.
Think of gmail, where you have mail and contacts
Or twitter, switching from profile view to settings
In my case, it's a game where you can have a view to play and a map…
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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…
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Defining Backbone.Layout as require js module?
I can't definie tbranyen/backbone.layoutmanager layouts as requirejs modules. I'm pretty new to this and not a guru in javascript. Backbone.Layout is defined at this line of source code. Ayway...
First try:
define([
'backbone',
'lodash',
…
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Backbone JS How to add a new model to a view to automaticlly re-render template
I would like to attach a new model to a view and have the view re-render. I'm able to render the view in the first place, but I'm having trouble changing the data in that view to a new model.
my_model_1 = Backbone.Model.extend({});
my_model_2 =…
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How can I know the caller changed my form inputs values using jQuery backbone.js etc
I'm maintaining a long long java script code edited by many members.(unstructed code)
in HTML page, there are hundreds of inputs. and the inputs' id named automatically by for loop.
etc. FOR (int i;i<1000;i<++)
In the javascript file . there are…
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backbone selector and using find
I am seeing some strange behavior that I'm hoping someone can explain.
From the render method in a backbone view I have been attempting to do the following:
this.$(".msg").colorbox();
And
this.$el.find(".msg").colorbox();
However in both cases,…
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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…
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Multiple backbone views referencing one collection
I am trying to create my first backbone app and am having some difficulty getting my head around how I am meant to be using views.
What I am trying to do is have a search input that each time its submitted it fetches a collection from the server. I…
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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…
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Trouble accessing attributes in the template - all attributes apart from 'name' show error '[attributename] is not defined'
The problem is that all Object attributes apart from 'name' call the error 'id/url/whatever is not defined' in the console when accessed from the template. A template with just 'name' displays fine and shows the correct name, but as soon as I call a…
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