Trigger backbone.js change when value doesn't change

Question

It\'s a known feature of backbone.js that when you set data that hasn\'t changed it won\'t fire the change event, nor will it go through validations. I however need the change e

Answer 1

this.model.set({fieldErrors: JSONResponse}, {silent:true});
this.model.trigger('change:fieldErrors');

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Can I force an update to a model's attribute to register as a change even if it isn't?