backbone.js view inheritance. `this` resolution in parent

Question

I have a case that uses view inheritance, and my code looks essentially like:

parentView = Backbone.View.extend({
    events: {
        \"some event\": \"busines         


        

Answer 1

Actually, I'dont know if this solves your case, but I usually do this: this.constructor.__super__.initialize.apply(this, arguments); and works like a charm. My solution is completely wrong. Here's why:

var Model1 = Backbone.Model.extend({
  method: function () {
    // does somehting cool with `this`
  }
});

var Model2 = Model1.extend({
  method: function () {
    this.constructor.__super__.method.call(this);
  }
});

var Model3 = Model2.extend({
  method: function () {
    this.constructor.__super__.method.call(this);
  }
});

var tester = new Model3();

// Boom! Say hallo to my little stack-overflowing recursive __super__ call!
tester.method();

The call to this.constructor.__super__ in Model2::method will resolve to (drum-roll) Model2::method.

Always use ExplicitClassName.__super__.methodName.call(this, arg1, arg2 /*...*/) or Coffee-script's super.