BackboneJS - Event listenTo


BackboneJS - Event listenTo

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

   <head>
      <title>Event Once Example</title>
      <script src = "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js"
         type = "text/javascript"></script>

      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.2/underscore-min.js"
         type = "text/javascript"></script>

      <script src = "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/1.1.2/backbone-min.js"
         type = "text/javascript"></script>
   </head>

   <body>
      <script type = "text/javascript">
         //Create an object 'myVal' and 'myVal1' and extend them using Backbone.Events method
         var myVal = _.extend({name:'Hello..'}, Backbone.Events);
         var myVal1 = _.extend({name:'Welcome to CodingDict!!!'}, Backbone.Events);

         //create the 'listenMe' callback function and invoke when one object
         //listens to particular event on another object
         var listenMe = function() {
            document.write("The value is: ");
            document.write(this.name);
         };
         //The object 'myVal1' listens once for the 'listenMe' event triggered on object 'myVal'
         myVal1.listenTo(myVal, 'listenMe', listenMe);

         //The 'myVal' has no listenMe event and displays the value of 'myVal1'
         myVal.trigger('listenMe');
      </script>

   </body>
</html>