# javascript code # in template from kendo.bind or kendo.view

[Kieren]

Hi

Is it possible to write JavaScript code in a template - and instantiate the template implicitly by using kendo.Bind OR kendo.View?

<script type="text/x-kendo-template" id="mytemplate">
# for (int i ... ) #
</script>

kendo.bind(jQuery('#mytemplate'), cardsViewModel);

Likewise, as part of a view template:

var cards = new kendo.View('mytemplate', {
            wrap: false,
            model: cardsViewModel
        });
        jQuery('#targetelement').html(cards.render());

Because whenever I try and use #, #= or #:, it just renders as text :(
Leads me to believe it only works if you explicitly instantiate as a template:

var inlineTemplate = kendo.template($("#javascriptTemplate").html());

I've only been able to use this notation to successfully render items:

<div data-template="my-template" data-bind="source: myItems">
               </div>

<script type="text/x-kendo-template" id="my-template">
    <span data-bind="text: this"></span>
</script>

[Petur Subev]

Hello Kieren,

You cannot instantiate template when using kendo.bind / kendo.init. To create template you need to do it like explained here:

http://docs.kendoui.com/getting-started/framework/templates/overview

The only exceptional cases when the templates are instantiated automatically (if you pass string instead of actual template) are when widgets have templates like the listview does.

Kind Regards,
Petur Subev
Telerik