var viewModel = { name: ko.observable("World") }; ko.applyBindings(viewModel);
<div data-bind="template: 'DisplayTmpl'"></div> <div data-bind="template: 'EditTmpl'"></div> <script id="DisplayTmpl" type="text/html"> Hello ${name}! </script> <script id='EditTmpl' type="text/html"> <input data-bind="value: name, valueUpdate: 'keyup'" /> </script>