loading a knockout.js observableArray() from .ajax() call

Question

This puzzles me. It must be something small I\'m not seeing. I\'m trying to load a very simple observableArray in knockout with an ajax call.

javasc

Answer 1

var self=this;
//var self first line in model

$.ajax({
            url: ",
            dataType: "json",
            contentType: 'application/json',
            type: "POST",
            data: JSON.stringify({ }),
            processdata: true,

            beforeSend: function () {
                $.mobile.loading('show');
            },

            error: function (xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
                alert('Sorry!');
            },

            success: function (data) {

                $.mobile.loading('hide');
                if (data.result!= '') {
                    self.vendors(data.result);



                } else {
                    self.vendors({something});

                }
            }
        });

Use self.vendors not this viewModel.vendors