Backbone: multiple View Models for the same model

Question

Newbie backbone question:

Context: Building a shopping list with backbone

I have a model class called with name, description and tags (array) properties. I would

Answer 1

@machineghost is right on; The models are totally decoupled from the views so you can make as many views attached to the same model as you please. You could also extend a view, if they have logic or attributes you would like to share. When I use Backbone I often find myself extending a parent view just to override the render function, or to provide a different template.

First view

ShoppingCartView = Backbone.View.extend({
  model: ShoppingCart
  ...
});

Second independent view

CheckoutView = Backbone.View.extend({
  model: ShoppingCart
  ...
});

Second view extends first

CheckoutView = ShoppingCartView.extend({ 
  template: a_different_template // syntax depends on your templating framework
  ... 
});