karthikshiraly/myapp.html

## myapp.html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
	<head>
	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" />
	<title>Backbone.js example</title>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/sunny/jqueryui.min.css"/>
</head>
<body>
	<!-- "slider" is a jquery slider -->
	<div id="slider"></div>

	<!-- "sliderVal" displays the slider's position. It receives the value via model. -->
	<input type="text" id="sliderVal" value="0"/>

	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/underscore-min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/backbone-min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/myapp.js"></script>
</body>
</html>

## myapp.js
$(document).ready(function() {
	// Initialize jquery slider
	$("#slider").slider();

	// Create the model class via Backbone (which sets up things like prototype objects correctly).
	// This particular model is a very simple one. It'll have just 1 attribute - "slidervalue"
	var SliderModel = Backbone.Model.extend({});

	// A "View" abstraction for the slider.
	// Whenever the slider position changes, this view updates the model with the new value.
	var SliderView = Backbone.View.extend({
		el : $("#slider"), // Specifies the DOM element which this view handles

		events : {
			// Call the event handler "updateVal" when slider value changes.
			// 'slidechange' is the jquery slider widget's event type.
			// Refer http://jqueryui.com/demos/slider/#default for information about 'slidechange'.
			"slidechange" : "updateVal"
		},

		updateVal : function() {
			// Get slider value and set it in model using model's 'set' method.
			console.log('SliderView.updateVal');
			var val = this.el.slider("option", "value");
			this.model.set({slidervalue : val});
		}
	});

	// The listener "View" for the model.
	// Whenever the model's slidervalue attribute changes, this view receives the updated value.
	var ValueView = Backbone.View.extend({
		initialize: function(args) {
			// _.bindAll is provided by underscore.js.
			// Due to some javascript quirks, event handlers which are bound receive a 'this'
			// value which is "useless" (according to underscore's docs).
			// _.bindAll is a hack that ensures that 'this' in event handler refers to this view.
			_.bindAll(this, 'updateValue');


			console.log('ValueView.initialize');

			// Bind an event handler to receive updates from the model whenever its
			// 'slidervalue' attribute changes.
			this.model.bind('change:slidervalue', this.updateValue);
			console.log(this);
		},

		updateValue: function() {

			// Get the slider value from model, and display it in textbox.
			console.log('ValueView.updateValue');

			// this.model won't work unless "_.bindAll(this, ...)" has been called in initialize
			var value = this.model.get('slidervalue');
			console.log(value);
			$("#sliderVal").val(value);
		}
	});

	// Create the instances
	var sliderModel = new SliderModel;
	var sliderView = new SliderView({model : sliderModel});
	var valView = new ValueView({model : sliderModel});
});
	<!DOCTYPE html>
	<html>
	<head>
	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" />
	<title>Backbone.js example</title>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/sunny/jqueryui.min.css"/>
	</head>
	<body>
	<!-- "slider" is a jquery slider -->
	<div id="slider"></div>

	<!-- "sliderVal" displays the slider's position. It receives the value via model. -->
	<input type="text" id="sliderVal" value="0"/>

	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/underscore-min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/backbone-min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/jquery-ui-1.8.14.custom.min.js"></script>
	<script type="text/javascript" language="Javascript" src="js/myapp.js"></script>
	</body>
	</html>
	$(document).ready(function() {
	// Initialize jquery slider
	$("#slider").slider();

	// Create the model class via Backbone (which sets up things like prototype objects correctly).
	// This particular model is a very simple one. It'll have just 1 attribute - "slidervalue"
	var SliderModel = Backbone.Model.extend({});

	// A "View" abstraction for the slider.
	// Whenever the slider position changes, this view updates the model with the new value.
	var SliderView = Backbone.View.extend({
	el : $("#slider"), // Specifies the DOM element which this view handles

	events : {
	// Call the event handler "updateVal" when slider value changes.
	// 'slidechange' is the jquery slider widget's event type.
	// Refer http://jqueryui.com/demos/slider/#default for information about 'slidechange'.
	"slidechange" : "updateVal"
	},

	updateVal : function() {
	// Get slider value and set it in model using model's 'set' method.
	console.log('SliderView.updateVal');
	var val = this.el.slider("option", "value");
	this.model.set({slidervalue : val});
	}
	});

	// The listener "View" for the model.
	// Whenever the model's slidervalue attribute changes, this view receives the updated value.
	var ValueView = Backbone.View.extend({
	initialize: function(args) {
	// _.bindAll is provided by underscore.js.
	// Due to some javascript quirks, event handlers which are bound receive a 'this'
	// value which is "useless" (according to underscore's docs).
	// _.bindAll is a hack that ensures that 'this' in event handler refers to this view.
	_.bindAll(this, 'updateValue');


	console.log('ValueView.initialize');

	// Bind an event handler to receive updates from the model whenever its
	// 'slidervalue' attribute changes.
	this.model.bind('change:slidervalue', this.updateValue);
	console.log(this);
	},

	updateValue: function() {

	// Get the slider value from model, and display it in textbox.
	console.log('ValueView.updateValue');

	// this.model won't work unless "_.bindAll(this, ...)" has been called in initialize
	var value = this.model.get('slidervalue');
	console.log(value);
	$("#sliderVal").val(value);
	}
	});

	// Create the instances
	var sliderModel = new SliderModel;
	var sliderView = new SliderView({model : sliderModel});
	var valView = new ValueView({model : sliderModel});
	});