How do I add a resize event to the window in a view using Backbone?

Question

I have been trying to attach a handler to the resize event in one of my Backbone views. After doing some research I have discovered that you can only attach events to the view\'

Answer 1

var BaseView = Backbone.View.extend({

    el: $('body'),

    initialize: function() {
        // bind to the namespaced (for easier unbinding) event
        // in jQuery 1.7+ use .on(...)
        $(window).bind("resize.app", _.bind(this.resize, this));
    },

    remove: function() {
        // unbind the namespaced event (to prevent accidentally unbinding some
        // other resize events from other code in your app
        // in jQuery 1.7+ use .off(...)
        $(window).unbind("resize.app");

        // don't forget to call the original remove() function
        Backbone.View.prototype.remove.call(this);
        // could also be written as:
        // this.constructor.__super__.remove.call(this);
    }, ...

Don't forget to call the remove() function on the view. Never just replace the view with another one.