Hello World example for Backbone.js.
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$(document).ready(function() {
var Greeting = Backbone.Model.extend({
defaults: function() {
return {
message: 'Hello, World!'
};
}
});
var GreetingView = Backbone.View.extend({
render: function() {
this.$el.html("<p>" + this.model.get('message') + "</p>");
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return this;
}
});
var greeting = new Greeting({ message: 'Hello, Backbone JS!' });
var greetingView = new GreetingView({ model: greeting });
greetingView.render();
$('#content').html(greetingView.el);
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