https://github.com/lukasolson/backbone-super

A convenient super method for the popular JavaScript library, Backbone.js.
https://github.com/lukasolson/backbone-super

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A convenient super method for the popular JavaScript library, Backbone.js.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lukasolson/backbone-super
• Owner: lukasolson
• License: mit
• Created: 2012-06-27T21:08:55.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-01-17T20:03:46.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-10T22:09:16.915Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 426 KB
• Stars: 208
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 24
• Open Issues: 8
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Backbone-Super

This Backbone.js plugin provides a convenient super method.

Usually, when you're using Backbone.js, you have to do some funky (well, not funky... Javascript-y) stuff to be able to access parent methods.

From the Backbone.js documentation:

> Brief aside on super: JavaScript does not provide a simple way to call super — the function of the same name defined higher on the prototype chain. If you override a core function like set, or save, and you want to invoke the parent object's implementation, you'll have to explicitly call it, along these lines:

> ```javascript

var Note = Backbone.Model.extend({

	set: function(attributes, options) {

		Backbone.Model.prototype.set.call(this, attributes, options);

		...

	}

});

```

After including this plugin, you can do the same thing with the following syntax:

```javascript

var Note = Backbone.Model.extend({

	set: function(attributes, options) {

		this._super(attributes, options);

		...

	}

});

```

To use it, simply include it after you include Backbone.js:

```javascript

```

To use it with Browserify:

```javascript

var Backbone = require('backbone'),

	Note;

Backbone.$ = require('jquery');

Backbone._ = require('underscore');

require('backbone-super');

Note = Backbone.Model.extend({

	set: function(attributes, options) {

		this._super(attributes, options);

		...

	}

});

module.exports = Note;

```

License: MIT