gistfile1.coffee

myState = "external state"


class TestModel extends Backbone.Model
  initialize: (options) ->
    @myState = "internal state"

  printState: =>
    console.log @myState

$ ->
  model = new TestModel()

  # If we had not used a fat arrow, 'this' would reference the el that received
  # the click event.
  $("#print").click(model.printState) # --> internal state