knockoutjs - Foreach binding table

by Zuhaib Siddiqui

HTML

<script src="http://knockoutjs.com/downloads/knockout-3.2.0.js"></script>
<h2>Your seat reservations</h2>

<table>
    <thead><tr>
        <th>Passenger name</th><th>Meal</th><th>Surcharge</th><th></th>
    </tr></thead>
    <tbody data-bind="foreach: seats">
        <tr>
            <td data-bind="text: name"></td>
            <td data-bind="text: meal().mealName"></td>
            <td data-bind="text: meal().price"></td>
        </tr>    
    </tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

// Class to represent a row in the seat reservations grid
function SeatReservation(name, initialMeal) {
    var self = this;
    self.name = name;
    self.meal = ko.observable(initialMeal);
}

// Overall viewmodel for this screen, along with initial state
function ReservationsViewModel() {
    var self = this;

    // Non-editable catalog data - would come from the server
    self.availableMeals = [
        { mealName: "Standard (sandwich)", price: 0 },
        { mealName: "Premium (lobster)", price: 34.95 },
        { mealName: "Ultimate (whole zebra)", price: 290 }
    ];    

    // Editable data
    self.seats = ko.observableArray([
        new SeatReservation("Steve", self.availableMeals[1]),
        new SeatReservation("Bert", self.availableMeals[0]),
        new SeatReservation("Bert", self.availableMeals[2])
    ]);
}

ko.applyBindings(new ReservationsViewModel());