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ezhil
ezhil

Reputation: 1083

SyntaxError: function statement requires a name in Backbone

I am new to Backbone framework. I have written model and view in backbone. It is giving me the syntax error or as "SyntaxError: function statement requires a name - >initObj: function (height, width) {" while running.

Here is my backbone view code

selectTable = Backbone.View.extend({
    render: function() {
    var height= 50;
    var width= 56;
        if (true) {
          initObj(chartHeight);
        }
        initObj: function (height, width) {
        console.log("inside initObj");
        }
      var selector = this.$el.find("select.clg-selection");
      selector.html("<option>testtest</option>");
    }
});

Here i am just calling "initObj" function but it is giving me the syntax error. Can anyone plese tell me what mistake am i doing here?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 134

Answers (1)

Akos K
Akos K

Reputation: 7133

initObj function is not defined inside render. initObj is defined as an object property, therefore it should be placed inside of an object:

selectTable = Backbone.View.extend({
    render: function() {
        var height= 50;
        var width= 56;
        if (true) {
          this.initObj(chartHeight);
        }
        var selector = this.$el.find("select.clg-selection");
        selector.html("<option>testtest</option>");
    },
    initObj: function (height, width) {
        console.log("inside initObj");
    }
});

Alternatively, you can define initObj like:

initObj = function (height, width) {
    console.log("inside initObj");
}

and leave it inside render, but the first is more Backbone-ish.

Upvotes: 1

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