JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by Cody Lindley
HTML
<script src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2026291/backbone/jquery-2.0.2.js"></script>
<script src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2026291/backbone/lodash.underscore.js"></script>
<script src="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2026291/backbone/backbone.js"></script>
<script src="https://getfirebug.com/firebug-lite-debug.js"></script>
JavaScript
var contact1Model = new Backbone.Model( //instantiate model instance
{firstName:'John',lastName:'Doe'}
);
console.log(contact1Model.toJSON()); //logs {firstName="John", lastName="Doe"}
//keep in mind this is not a reference its a copy of the attributes object
//i.e.
console.log(contact1Model.toJSON === contact1Model.attributes); //logs false