I have a model with attributes names like @id
, @type
, etc.
If I try to use <%= @id %>
in a Marionette.ItemView
template (with Underscore) I get
Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
Using the syntax ['@id']
does not produce the expected result.
Do I have to override the serializeData
function?
Thanks
Underscore templates require JavaScript expressions inside <%= ... %>
, the compiled template uses with
so you can usually reference object properties as though they were variables. Your problem is that @id
is not a valid JavaScript expression.
So yes, providing your own serializeData
to remove the @
s is probably your best bet. Another possibility would be to use the variable
option with _.template
:
By default, template places the values from your data in the local scope via the with
statement. However, you can specify a single variable name with the variable setting. This can significantly improve the speed at which a template is able to render.
_.template("Using 'with': <%= data.answer %>", {answer: 'no'}, {variable: 'data'});
=> "Using 'with': no"
Then you could use things like <%= data['@id'] %>
; the problem is that getting this approach to work with Marionette might be more work than simply cleaning up the @
s in a custom serializeData
method.