buildAnimal function

buildAnimal.js

 buildAnimal: function (model) {

                    var newAnimal = new Zoo.Animal();

                    if (model.hasOwnProperty("name")) {
                        newAnimal.setName(model.name);
                    }

                    if (model.hasOwnProperty("age")) {
                        newAnimal.setAge(model.age);
                    }

                    if (model.hasOwnProperty("hoursSinceLastFeed")) {
                        newAnimal.setHoursSinceLastFeed(model.hoursSinceLastFeed);
                    }

                    //return a Bindable object
                    return new WinJS.Binding.as(newAnimal);
                },