A Backbone.js Playground

A simple playground for learning backbone.js without having to install or configure anything yourself.

by Gabriel Vazquez

HTML

<script src="http://documentcloud.github.com/underscore/underscore-min.js"></script>
<script src="http://documentcloud.github.com/backbone/backbone-min.js"></script>
<div id="someElement">
    <button id="someButton">Click Me</button>
</div>

JavaScript

MyView = Backbone.View.extend({
    el: $("#someElement"),

    events: {
        "click #someButton": "clicked"
    },

    clicked: function (e) {
        e.preventDefault();
        alert("I was clicked!");
    }
});

new MyView();