[Solved] Backbone code not rendering simple View [closed]

Your problem is because you’re not waiting for the DOM to be ready, try moving the div like this (http://jsfiddle.net/icodeforlove/68gGS/) <body> <div class=”container”></div> <script type=”text/javascript”> var SearchView = Backbone.View.extend({ el: ‘.container’, initialize: function() { this.render(); }, render: function() { $(this.el).html(“hello”); //tried both but not working. this.$el.html(“hello”); } }); var search_view = new SearchView(); </script> </body> … Read more

[Solved] Backbone treat model like collection

Since Collections is actually a model No. This is wrong assumption. Collection is not a model which is why your code doesn’t work. Model does not have an each method and your code throws following error: Uncaught TypeError: this.model.each is not a function(…) and don’t follow the other answer that iterates over model properties and … Read more

[Solved] What is `this` inside a Backbone model?

this inside initialize is the instance of the model. .bind is an alias for .on method inside backbone.Events module which allows you to bind event handlers on an object change:name is just the event name, it allows you to track changes of a model’s attribute named ‘name’. initialize is a constructor method which will be … Read more

[Solved] How to setup NodeJS server and use NodeJS like a pro [closed]

NodeJS is JS runtime built on Chrome V8 JavaScript engine. NodeJS uses event-driven, non-blocking I/O model – that makes it lightweight and efficient. NodeJS has a package system, called npm – it’s a largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world. Current stable NodeJS version is v4.0.0 – it’s included new version of V8 … Read more