Knockout Template

Knockout Template

by gurkavcu

HTML

<script src="https://github.com/SteveSanderson/knockout/raw/master/build/output/knockout-latest.debug.js"></script>
<script src="http://jquery-json.googlecode.com/files/jquery.json-2.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://raw.github.com/SteveSanderson/knockout.mapping/master/knockout.mapping.js"></script>
<span data-bind="jq_fade: firm().outsideCounsel">
    Outside Counsel
    <input type="text" id="outsideCounsel" data-bind="value: outsideCounsel" />
</span>

JavaScript

ko.bindingHandlers.jq_fade = {
    init: function (element, valueAccessor) {
        // Initially set the element to be instantly visible/hidden depending on the value
        var value = valueAccessor();
        $(element).toggle(ko.utils.unwrapObservable(value)); // Use "unwrapObservable" so we can handle values that may or may not be observable
    },
    update: function (element, valueAccessor) {
        // Whenever the value subsequently changes, slowly fade the element in or out
        var value = valueAccessor();
        ko.utils.unwrapObservable(value) ? $(element).fadeIn() : $(element).fadeOut();
    }
};

function Firm(id, name, outsideCounsel) {
    this.name = name;
    this.id = id;
    this.outsideCounsel = outsideCounsel;
}

function RequestViewModel() {
    var self = this,
        ONE_DAY = 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;


    self.firm = ko.observable(new Firm(-1, "", false));

   
}


$(document).ready(function () {
    model = new RequestViewModel();
    ko.applyBindings(model);
});