ko.mapping create function, extend object
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9779969/ko-mapping-create-function-extend-object
HTML
<script src="http://knockoutjs.com/downloads/knockout-2.0.0.debug.js"></script>
<script src="https://rawgithub.com/SteveSanderson/knockout.mapping/master/build/output/knockout.mapping-latest.debug.js"></script>
JavaScript
var data = [{ id: 0, child: { prop1 : 'a', prop2 : 'b' } },{ id: 0, child: null } ];
var viewModel = {
data: ko.mapping.fromJS([]),
};
ko.mapping.fromJS(data, viewModel.data);
$.each(viewModel.data(), function(){
alert(this.child)
})