Binding embedded data
One of the most common issues with Backbone is how to deal with complex model data:
{
"name": "John Doe",
"address": {
"street": "Seleme",
"number": "1975 int 6",
"city": "Culiacán"
},
"phones": [{
"label": "Home",
"number": "55 555 123"
}, {
"label": "Office",
"number": "55 555 234"
}],
"emails": [{
"label": "Work",
"email": "john.doe@example.com"
}]
}It could be easy to render a read-only view for this model data; however, the real challenge is how to bind form actions with embedded arrays. In Backbone, it is difficult to use the event system on array objects; if you push a new item in the list, no event will be triggered. This makes it difficult to keep model data in sync with the a view that edits its contents.
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