Utility functions in KnockoutJS
http://www.knockmeout.net/2011/04/utility-functions-in-knockoutjs.html
by rniemeyer
HTML
<script src="http://rniemeyer.github.com/KnockMeOut/Scripts/knockout-latest.debug.js"></script>
<label>Y</label>
<input type="number" data-bind="value: y, valueUpdate: ['afterkeydown', 'input']"/>
<p><span data-bind="text: y"></span></p>
JavaScript
var viewModel=function(){
var self=this;
self.y=ko.observable(10);
}
var VM = new viewModel();
ko.applyBindings(VM);