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KnockoutJS Web Development

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KnockoutJS Web Development

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KnockoutJS Web Development
Feb, 2015 | 178 pages
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Table of Contents (13 chapters)
KnockoutJS Web Development
KnockoutJS Web Development
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
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1
Getting Started with KnockoutJS
Getting Started with KnockoutJS
Installing KnockoutJS
Looking at MVVM
Binding DOM elements using Knockout
Power development using browser developer tools
Using internal functions with Knockout
Automating calculations with Knockout
Working with non-Knockout functions
Summary
2
Using Arrays, Nesting, and Grids
Using Arrays, Nesting, and Grids
Conditional binding
Introduction to arrays in Knockout
Sorting time
The simpleGrid plugin
Summary
3
Giving Forms the Knockout Touch
Giving Forms the Knockout Touch
Event binding
The textInput binding
Radio and checkbox binding
Select binding
The uniqueName binding
Grid forms
Summary
4
Coding – AJAX, Binding Properties, Mapping, and Utilities
Coding – AJAX, Binding Properties, Mapping, and Utilities
JSON done Knockout style
Mapping – first look
Connecting with AJAX remotely
Unmapping your data
Merging mapped data
Mapping options
Utility functions
Purifying our computations
Coding documents for computed observables
Using a computed observable
Using the computed context
Summary
5
The Joy of Templates
The Joy of Templates
Native templates
Enhanced collection handling
Render event handling
Third-party template options
Awesome template options
Summary
6
Packaged Elegance
Packaged Elegance
Introduction to components
Enhancing attribute handling
Building your own libraries
Understanding the AMD approach
Component-based SPAs
What next?
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 1. Getting Started with KnockoutJS

Welcome to the power and wonder of the world of KnockoutJS. In this chapter, we will start down the road to win with AJAX HTML applications AJAX HTML applications. This chapter will focus on:

  • Installing KnockoutJS

  • Understanding what MVVM means

  • Binding elements with the Knockout library

  • Accelerating and simplifying coding using developer tools in modern browsers

  • Creating functions for consumption with Knockout

  • Automating the computing of values directly with Knockout

  • Working with functions outside of Knockout

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