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KnockoutJS by Example

By : Adnan Jaswal
Book Image

KnockoutJS by Example

By: Adnan Jaswal

Overview of this book

KnockoutJS By Example is a project-based guide that introduces the key features and concepts of knockout.js. It helps you create an application skeleton and a Hello World application. You will develop a To-Do list application that aims to show the basic features of knockout.js in action, such as data binding and observables, following which you will develop a dynamic online customer registration form that captures and validates customer information. This book will further walk you through developing a customer banking portal, which demonstrates the use of knockout.js with components such as navigation bars, tabs, carousels, master details view, panels, forms, and wizards. You will also discover how to use token-based authentication and authorization to secure the customer banking portal, and move on to creating an editable products grid with CRUD operations. Finally, you will explore how to use the Google Maps API with knockout.js. KnockoutJS By Example will not only leave you with a basic understanding of knockout.js fundamentals but also take you through some of the advanced features. It will help you get a web application up and ready instantly.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
KnockoutJS by Example
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgment
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Displaying route between markers


The last feature of the application is to draw a route between the two address markers. To implement this feature, we will:

  • Create and initialize the direction service

  • Request routing information from the direction service and draw the route

  • Update the view to add a button to get directions

Let's get started by creating and initializing the direction service. We will use the google.maps.DirectionsService class to get the routing information and the google.maps.DirectionsRenderer class to draw the route on the map. Create two attributes in the MapsApplication module—one for directions service and the other for directions renderer:

/* the directions service */
var directionsService;
/* the directions renderer */
var directionsRenderer;

Next, create a method to create and initialize the preceding attributes:

/* initialize the direction service and display */
var initDirectionService = function () {
  directionsService = new google.maps.DirectionsService();
  directionsRenderer...