backbone.js Collection Create a custom collection

Example

To create a new collection "class":

var Books = Backbone.Collection.extend({
    // books will be sorted by title
    comparator: "title",

    initialize: function(models, options) {
        options = options || {};

        // (Optional) you can play with the models here
        _.each(models, function(model) {
            // do things with each model
        }, this);

        this.customProperty = options.property;
    },
});

All the properties are optional and are there only as a demonstration. A Backbone.Collection can be used as-is.

Then using it is as simple as:

var myBookArray = [
    { id: 1, title: "Programming frontend application with backbone" },
    { id: 2, title: "Backbone for dummies" },
];


var myLibrary = new Books(myBookArray, {
    property: "my custom property"
});


myLibrary.each(function(book){
    console.log(book.get('title'));
});

Will output:

Programming frontend application with backbone
Backbone for dummies