The Backbone.JS Router Initialize() method creates a new constructor. This purpose is served for the router installation.
Syntax:
new Router (options)
Parameters:
options: This parameter is used to specify the values to be passed to the function.
Example:
<title>Example</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.2/underscore-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/1.1.2/backbone-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var X = Backbone.Router.extend({
routes: {
'': 'route_1',
'R2': 'route_2'
},
route_1: function(){
document.write("Called Route 1.");
},
route_2: function(){
document.write("Called Route 2.");
}, });
var Y = new X;
Backbone.history.start();
</script>Called Route 1.
<title>Example</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.3.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.2/underscore-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/1.1.2/backbone-min.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var X = Backbone.Router.extend({
routes: {
'': 'route_1',
'R2': 'route_2'
},
route_1: function(){
document.write("Called Route 1.");
},
route_2: function(){
document.write("Called Route 2.");
}, });
var Y = new X;
Backbone.history.start();
</script>Called Route 1.
Example Called Route 1.
Output:
Called Route 1.
Called Route 1.
Called Route 1.
Explanation:
In the above example, the new keyword is the instantiation of the router.